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. 2007 Mar;85(3):216-9.

[Renal biopsy findings in diabetes mellitus]

[Article in French]
Mahmoud Kharrat  1 , Khawala Kammoun, Khaled Charfeddine, Soumaya Yaich, Saoussen Zaghdene, Hanene Chaker, Faiçal Jarraya, Mohamed Ben Hmida, Rachid Jlidi, Jamil Hachicha
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[Renal biopsy findings in diabetes mellitus]

[Article in French]
Mahmoud Kharrat et al. Tunis Med. 2007 Mar.

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of diabetic patients with endstage renal disease is increased overall the word. Renal biopsy is sometimes necessary to precise the type of renal damage.

Aim: To precise the type and the frequency of non diabetic nephropathy in diabetic patients.

Methods: We enrolled retrospectively during 17 years, 72 diabetic patients who had a renal biopsy.

Results: A non diabetic nephropathy was found in 69.5 % of them. Its presence was correlate to the presence of hematuria and the absence of diabetic retinopathy. We can successfully treated nine patients with minimal-change nephrotic syndrome and one patient with crescentic glomerulonephritis.

Conclusion: Renal biopsy must be done in diabetic patient with hematuria or in the absence of diabetic retinopathy.

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