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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
Anemia has been reported to be an early sign of Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) occurring before the serum creatinine is elevated. This study was designed to determine if anemia occurred more frequently in an otherwise 'healthy' population living in an area where BEN is endemic when compared to a control population. Also, we wished to determine if any relationship existed between anemia and beta 2-microglobulinuria (beta 2mu) in these populations. The prevalence of anemia in the control village population was 7%, compared to 21.4% of the at-risk village population. These data suggest that anemia is a part of the pathophysiologic picture of endemic nephropathy, and that anemia can be found in an early, non-azotemic phase of the kidney disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0098-6577
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S44-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Relationship of anemia to Balkan endemic nephropathy.
pubmed:affiliation
Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't