Therapy with lamivudine and steroids in a patient with acute hepatitis B and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.

To the Editor: Tang et al.1 recently reported that lamivudine (LAM) improves renal outcome in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and membranous nephropathy. We would like to add our experience on acute hepatitis B and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.

Cushing iatrogeno ed epatopatia in trapiantata renale con sindrome da ipomagnesiemia-ipercalciuria

Rischio ipertensivo nel monorene:rene multicistico (trattamento conservativo/nefrectomia) vs agenesia renale

rene multi cistico;agenesia renale; ipertensione arteriosa; nefrectomia; ipertrofia compensatoria

Combined homozygous factor H and heterozygous C2 deficiency in an Italian family

Three of four children in a family have homozygous (less than 1% of normal) deficiency of factor H of the complement system and both parents, who are first cousins, are heterozygous for the same defect. The father and two of the H-deficient siblings also have a partial C2 deficiency. One of the children with combined deficiencies is affected by systemic lupus erythematosus with nephritis. No increased susceptibility to infections has been observed in the family. H deficiency is inherited in an autosomal codominant manner and is independently transmitted from C2 deficiency and HLA haplotypes. In the homozygous state it is associated with very low serum concentrations of B and C3, barely demo…