A family demonstrating two cases (mother and daughter) of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy (MELAS) with end-stage renal failure treated by long-term CAPD

Automated Peritoneal Dialysis for a Patient with Hearing Loss: A Case Report

“…There are reports in the literature of adult patients on maintenance hemodialysis for treatment of ESKD due to MELAS syndrome (6). On the other hand, there have been very few reports concerning adult patients with ESKD due to MELAS syndrome who are treated with continuous APD (7,8). Additionally, there have been no previous reports of adult patients introduced to APD.…”