• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.116-124
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• 2011

Acute kidney injury (AKI) can result in mortality or progress to chronic kidney disease in hospitalized patients. Although serum creatinine has long been used as the best biomarker for diagnosis of AKI, it has some clinical limitations, especially in children. New biomarkers are needed for early diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and reliable prediction of prognosis in AKI. Up to the present, candidate AKI biomarkers include neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), interleukin-18 (IL-18), livertype fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), and Nacetyl-$\ss$-D-glucosaminidase (NAG). However, whether these are superior to serum creatinine in the confirmation of diagnosis and prediction of prognosis in AKI is unclear. Further studies are needed for clinical application of these new biomarkers in AKI.

• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2022

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare condition manifested by inflammation in certain areas of the brain. Rhabdomyolysis with acute kidney injury (AKI) complicated by PRES is rarely reported. A 26-year-old female presented with neurological symptoms, high blood pressure, and AKI. Her symptoms improved with blood pressure control, anticonvulsant drug medications, and renal replacement therapy. This case demonstrates that PRES should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who have rhabdomyolysis with AKI accompanied by neurological symptoms, including headaches and convulsions.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.63-67
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• 2012

소아에서 급성 신우신염은 상대적으로 흔한 세균 감염 질환이다. 이전에 건강했던 소아에서 요로계의 폐쇄, 저혈압에 의한 신장 허혈, 신장 독성물질에의 노출 등이 없이는 급성 신우신염의 결과로 급성 신부전이 생기기는 매우 드물다. 저자들은 이전에 건강했던 소아에서 방광요관 역류가 동반된 급성 신우신염과 신장 농양에 따른 급성 신부전이 발생한 예를 보고하는 바이다. 환자는 적절한 수액 치료와 항생제 치료를 통해 호전되었다. 증례를 통해 저자들은 급성 신우신염이 급성 신부전의 감별진단에포함되어야 하며, 신장기능의 완전한 회복을 위해서는 적절한 항생제 치료가 수반되어야 함을 제시하는 바이다.