Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is an iatrogenic disorder, resulting from procedures requiring the intravascular administration of iodinated contrast media. It has an association with increased morbidity and mortality, increased costs and it remains the third most common cause of hospital-acquired kidney failure. CIN is usually defined as an increase in serum creatinine by either at least 0.5 mg/dl or by 25%...
Berger disease is described as a glomerulonephritis by anti-IgA and anti-IgG immune complexes and it has become the most common form of glomerulonephritis, affecting up to 1,3% of the population, most often affecting young adult males. Berger disease etiopathogenesis is still unknown, being well recognized its temporal associations with bacterial and viral infections, as well with genetic factors which lead som...
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