2013
Does Kidney Disease Cause Hypertension?
Peixoto AJ, Orias M, Desir GV. Does Kidney Disease Cause Hypertension? Current Hypertension Reports 2013, 15: 89-94. PMID: 23344662, DOI: 10.1007/s11906-013-0327-6.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseRenal functionStructural kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration ratePlasmin-mediated activationExtracellular fluid volumeProteinuric glomerular diseasesPolycystic kidney diseaseChronic hypertensionHypertension increasesEpithelial sodium channelSodium retentionFiltration rateGlomerular diseaseHypertensionCurrent evidenceDiseaseSodium channelsFluid volumeDetectable changeSevere reductionMost casesProteinuriaPatients
1986
Haemophilus parainfluenzae Liver Abscess in a Recipient of a Renal Transplant Who Had Polycystic Disease
Desir G, Helman D, Herlich M, Turka L, Bia M. Haemophilus parainfluenzae Liver Abscess in a Recipient of a Renal Transplant Who Had Polycystic Disease. JAMA 1986, 255: 1878-1878. PMID: 3512876, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1986.03370140076015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseCyst infectionLiver cystsPersistent hepatitis B surface antigenemiaHepatitis B surface antigenemiaHepatitis B virus infectionLiver cyst infectionB virus infectionRenal cyst infectionAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseaseOne-month courseImmunosuppressive therapyKidney transplantationSurface antigenemiaRenal failurePercutaneous drainageCurrent admissionVirus infectionPolycystic kidneysThird monthPatientsHaemophilus parainfluenzaeEnteric organisms