Corrigendum to "WCN24-1675 ACUTE NECROTIZING ULCERATIVE GENGIVITIS IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION: A CASE REPORT" [Kidney International Reports Volume 9, Issue 4, Supplement, April 2024, Page S473].

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.02.994.].

An Unusual Presentation of Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury after Physical Activity: A Case Report.

Exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis refers to the breakdown of striated muscle, which releases intracellular elements into the bloodstream due to heavy physical activity. In rare instances, this condition may be the first clinical manifestation of sickle cell trait (SCT). We report on a 31-year-old woman with post-infectious fatigue who, after suffering mild COVID-19 symptoms 3 weeks prior, presented with intense muscle pain in the ankles, dyspnea, and choluria hours after strenuous physical exercise during a practical test. She sought emergent care the next day, where serum creatinine was measured at 2.4 mg/dL (baseline 1.0 mg/dL) and creatine phosphokinase at 118,000 U/L. She was previously healthy, without regular use of any medication, and habitually sedentary except in training, with no personal or family history of blood or muscle diseases. She was admitted without hemodialysis and discharged after 2 weeks. At 3 months, she had normalization of creatine phosphokinase and creatinine. As an outpatient, other tests were requested. Hemoglobin (Hb) electrophoresis revealed HbA1 of 57.8%, HbA2 of 3.1%, HbF of 0.3%, and HbS of 38.8%, which were compatible with SCT. Evaluation for SCT should be considered in cases of exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis, especially in young, healthy patients.

Relationship between Prolactin, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Cardiovascular Risk.

CKD has a high prevalence worldwide, mainly due to its main etiologies-diabetes and hypertension. It has high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, with traditional risk factors such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and left ventricular hypertrophy being common. Nontraditional cardiovascular risk factors, such as anemia, hyperparathyroidism, chronic inflammation, and microalbuminuria, are also well studied. Prolactin is a hormone not only related to lactation but also being considered a uremic toxin by some authors. It accumulates with loss of renal function, and it is associated with cardiovascular outcomes in both normal renal function population and CKD population. The purpose of this narrative review is to raise the main common aspects of CKD, prolactinemia, and cardiovascular risk.

Candidemia em dois hospitais terciários / Candidemia in two tertiary care hospitals

Objetivo: Determinar a incidência de candidemia nosocomial, as espécies prevalentes de Candida, as populações susceptíveis e o perfil de sensibilidade das espécies de Candida aos antifúngicos testados. Métodos: Realizou-se um estudo prospectivo, observacional, de base laboratorial, para avaliar a incidência de candidemia, as espécies/ distribuição de susceptibilidade e condições clínicas entre julho de 2007 e julho de 2008 em dois hospitais terciários privados em Recife, Brasil. Um caso de candidemia foi definido como o isolamento de Candida spp da cultura de sangue e um caso incidente como a primeira hemocultura positiva para Candida independente da espécie. Foram realizadas identificação das espécies e testes de susceptibilidade. As taxas de incidência foram calculadas por 1000 admissões. Resultados: Um total de 20870 pacientes foi admitido nos dois hospitais durante o período de estudo (hospital A: 17426 pacientes/192 leitos; hospital B: 3444 pacientes/50 leitos). Foram observados 41 episódios de candidemia (hospital A: 26; hospital B: 15) em 28 pacientes (hospital A: 16; hospital B: 12). A faixa etária foi de 26 dias a 92 anos (mediana de 60.8 anos). Cateter central esteve presente em 85.7% e em todos os episódios (100%) foi observado tratamento prévio com antibióticos. Candida albicans (n = 14), Candidaparapsilosis (n = 15), Candida tropicalis (n = 11) e Candida glabrata (n = 1) foram as espécies mais isoladas. Antifúngicos foram administrados em 37 episódios de candidemia (91.9% profilático e 75.7% tratamento). Todos os isolados foram sensíveis à anfotericina B, 43.9% ao voriconazol e 36.6% ao fluconazol. A taxa de incidência de candidemia foi de 1.34 episódios por 1 000 admissões (hospital A = 0.92; hospital B = 3.48). Treze pacientes (46.4%) morreram (84.6% > 60 anos). Conclusões: Candidemiafoi causada predominantemente por espécies não-albicans. A incidência de candidemia foi inferior ao observado em estudos multicêntricos brasileiros