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AbstractWe observed severe overhydration in an 18-month-old Japanese girl with primary polydipsia. The secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) was decreased, and urinary excretion of aquaporin-2, a vasopressin-sensitive water channel protein, was suppressed under basal conditions, but the response of aquaporin-2 to ADH was essentially preserved. These findings suggest that the water channel itself...
AbstractThe aim of this study was to define the incidence and characteristics of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) in pediatric peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients in Japan. A questionnaire was sent to all dialysis units with at least two pediatric PD patients. Among 687 patients registered, 11 cases (1.6%) of SEP were diagnosed. The mean age of patients with SEP at the start of PD was 9.73...
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