Acta
Medica Medianae
Vol. 42
Number 3, Juli, 2003
UDK 61
YU ISSN 0365-4478
Kontakt:
Rade Čukuranović,
Institut za anatomiju Medicinskog fakulteta
Braće Tasković 81,
18000 Niš,
Srbija i Crna Gora
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FOUR DECADES OF ENDEMIC
NEPHROPATHY IN MEZGRAJA
Rade Čukuranović,
Ljiljana Vasović,
Snežana Pavlović,
Slobodan Vlajković,
Marija Daković-Bjelaković,
Ivan Jovanović,
Vesna Stojanović,
Slađana Ugrenović i
Dejan Zdravković
Anatomy department of the Medical faculty, Nis
Mezgraja village, situated on the right bank of the river
South Morava, has presented the focus of endemic nephropathy for the last four
decades. The eight and ninth decade of the last century, distinguish the high
prevalence of endemic nephropathy, but the last decade is characterized by the
degradation in prevalence of this disease in Mezgraja.
The present section research includes 67% of the population in Mezgraja. They
have implied through anamneses, physical check and the examination of the first
morning urine. In 27% of testees, a different urine abnormality was recorded
(proteinuria, glicosuria, microhematuria, leucocituria). The persons with urine
abnormality were subjected to the additional clinical investigation in the
Department of nephrology and haemodialisis.
In the course of section research as well as the additional aspire clinical
research, different kidney diseases were discovered in 4,18% of the testees,
such as: endemic nephropathy (0,52%), cystic disease of kidney (0,52%), renal
calculosa (1,04%), and diabetic nephropathy (2,08%). The prevalence of endemic
nephropathy is therefore on the level of the previous one, dating from the year
of 1966.
All the attained data represent the base for the further prospective analysis of
the clinical-epidemiological characteristic of endemic nephropathy. The
descending rate of this disease in the last decade rejoice, but it should not
baffle and discourage the researchers as it can mean only one "lull before
storm". Acta Medica Medianae 2003; 42(3):27-29. |