Microscopical examination of the kidneys of patients with sickle-cell disease subjected to nephrectomy has revealed changes occurring principally in the area of the medulla. The changes included ...

Large multilocular right renal mass. Since the discovery of Hemoglobin S (HbS), it has been known that the abnormal polymerization of deoxy-HbS is the main cause for vaso-occlusive crisis involving ...

Of four patients with cryptococcal pyelonephritis, three had taken acetylsalicylic acid and adrenal steroids for rheumatoid arthritis, and one had lymphoma. Hematuria, proteinuria and pyuria preceded ...

DURING the past ten years many reports have appeared describing the association of chronic interstitial nephritis and renal papillary necrosis with chronic ingestion of phenacetin-containing analgesic ...