Introduction. L’objectif de ce travail était de déterminer la prévalence de l’hémodialyse en situation d’urgence, les indications, les profils cliniques, paracliniques, évolutifs et le devenir des patients. ...

Renal biopsy (RB) is poorly performed in sub-Saharan Africa. It is even less practiced in the elderly. The objective of this study was to determine the indications of RB in the elderly and ...

We describe two cases of impaired secondary renal function to a Carapa Procera taking as part of traditional treatment in Ziguinchor, southern Senegal. The certain or suspected toxicity of Carapa Procera is little ...

Nephrotic syndrome occurs very rarely during pregnancy, involving about 0.012 to 0.025% of all pregnancies. We present a rare case of nephrotic syndrome at the 35th week of pregnancy. The patient was referred to the ...

Introduction. Notre étude avait comme objectifs de déterminer la prévalence de la MRC dans la région de Thiès et d’évaluer la prise en charge des patients. Patients et méthodes. Il s’agissait d’une étude rétrospective, ...

Introduction: In Senegal the drug prescription in chronic renal failure patients (CRF) is not well appreciated. The objectives of this study were to analyze drug prescription in patients with non-dialysis CRF, the factors’ ...

Introduction: Diabetic nephropathy is the most common cause of kidney disease in diabetics. However, in some cases the clinical symptoms is not typ- ical and nephropathy may be different from diabetic ...