Anupama Y J, Sankarasubbaiyan Suresh, Taduri Gangadhar
Department of Nephrology, Nanjappa Hospital, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India.
Department of Nephrology, DaVita Kidney Care, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Indian J Nephrol. 2020 Jul-Aug;30(4):236-240. doi: 10.4103/ijn.IJN_327_18. Epub 2019 Sep 6.
Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is a form of chronic kidney disease (CKD) that is prevalent in certain rural populations around the world. It is distinct by its clinicopathologic characteristics and has multifactorial etiology, being mostly linked to several environmental toxins. Although the presentation is similar in various regions across the globe, it also differs in subtle ways from region to region. In India too, there have been reports of the disease in several pockets. There is a need for a comprehensive definition to identify the cases accurately to ease clinical diagnosis and facilitate screening of populations in affected areas. This article presents the diagnostic criteria for CKDu proposed in a consensus meeting at Chennai, India, in May 2017.
病因不明的慢性肾脏病(CKDu)是一种慢性肾脏病(CKD),在世界各地的某些农村人口中普遍存在。它因其临床病理特征而独特,病因多因素,主要与几种环境毒素有关。尽管全球不同地区的表现相似,但地区之间也存在细微差异。在印度,也有几个地区报告了这种疾病。需要一个全面的定义来准确识别病例,以简化临床诊断并促进对受影响地区人群的筛查。本文介绍了2017年5月在印度金奈举行的一次共识会议上提出的CKDu诊断标准。