Atanda Adebayo, Henry Janna, Samuel Gbeminiyi, Fadiran Olusayo, Frederick Curtis, Omole Oluwatosin, Idowu Kolapo, Mere C C
Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, Washington, D.C., USA.
Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, Hyattsville, USA.
Cureus. 2018 Sep 11;10(9):e3282. doi: 10.7759/cureus.3282.
Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN), formerly called chronic kidney disease of unknown cause (CKDu), refers to chronic kidney disease (CKD) that presents in young and middle-aged Central Americans in the absence of any clear etiology. MeN is a relatively new diagnosis with rapidly rising prevalence in specific regions of El Salvador and Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. It is seldom associated with hyperuricemia. We present a case of a patient with gouty arthritis and hyperuricemia with associated CKD due to MeN. We also provide a review of literature of this disease.
中美洲肾病（MeN），以前称为病因不明的慢性肾脏病（CKDu），是指在中美洲年轻人和中年人中出现的慢性肾脏病（CKD），且无任何明确病因。MeN是一种相对较新的诊断，在萨尔瓦多、尼加拉瓜、危地马拉和哥斯达黎加的特定地区患病率迅速上升。它很少与高尿酸血症相关。我们报告一例因MeN导致痛风性关节炎和高尿酸血症并伴有CKD的患者。我们还提供了关于这种疾病的文献综述。
