Histomorphological and clinical study of primary and secondary glomerulopathies in Southeast Serbia (20-year period of analysis)

Background/Aim. Epidemiological studies of renal biopsies have been performed to follow up the incidence of glomerular diseases on a specified territory and to compare the obtained results with results from other regions. The aim of this study was to analyze the frequency of certain histopathoph...

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Main Authors: Stanković Nikola, Vlahović Predrag, Savić Vojin
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Language:English
Published: Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, Belgrade 2013-01-01
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author Stanković Nikola
Vlahović Predrag
Savić Vojin
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description Background/Aim. Epidemiological studies of renal biopsies have been performed to follow up the incidence of glomerular diseases on a specified territory and to compare the obtained results with results from other regions. The aim of this study was to analyze the frequency of certain histopathophysiological types of glomerular diseases on the territory of Southeast Serbia. Methods. In a 20-year period (1986-2006), 316 kidney biopsies were performed in patients with clinicall signs of impaired renal function, in Southeast Serbia. On average 1.6 biopsies were made per year per 100 000 inhabitants. Results. Biopsies of adult patients represented 88% of all biopsies, biopsies in children (aged under 18 years) represented 8%, while biopsies of elderly patients (more than 60 years) represented 4% of all biopsies. The predominance of male patients was described with male/female ratio of 1.4. The most frequent clinical manifestation in patients at the time of biopsy were nephrotic syndrome (42.5%), and asymptomatic proteinuria and/or hematuria (31.3%) and nephritic syndrome (14.9%). The most common glomerular disease was IgA nephropathy with an incidence of 21.5% of total biopsy diagnosed glomerulopathies, followed by: membranous glomerulonephritis (12.6%), focal segmental proliferative and sclerosing glomerulonephritis (10.7%), lupus nephritis (8.4%), nephroangiosclerosis (7.0%), mesangio-proliferative glomerulonephritis (6.1%), minimal change disease (2.8%), mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis (2.3%). Conclusion. The frequency of certain histopathologic findings significantly correlated with data from studies that we used for comparison, with the exception of minimal change disease whose incidence in our study was smaller.
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spelling doaj-art-ddc998f7857b4a448b4cc91420e3cc2a2025-08-20T02:21:33ZengMinistry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, BelgradeVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502013-01-0170121085109010.2298/VSP110614027SHistomorphological and clinical study of primary and secondary glomerulopathies in Southeast Serbia (20-year period of analysis)Stanković NikolaVlahović PredragSavić VojinBackground/Aim. Epidemiological studies of renal biopsies have been performed to follow up the incidence of glomerular diseases on a specified territory and to compare the obtained results with results from other regions. The aim of this study was to analyze the frequency of certain histopathophysiological types of glomerular diseases on the territory of Southeast Serbia. Methods. In a 20-year period (1986-2006), 316 kidney biopsies were performed in patients with clinicall signs of impaired renal function, in Southeast Serbia. On average 1.6 biopsies were made per year per 100 000 inhabitants. Results. Biopsies of adult patients represented 88% of all biopsies, biopsies in children (aged under 18 years) represented 8%, while biopsies of elderly patients (more than 60 years) represented 4% of all biopsies. The predominance of male patients was described with male/female ratio of 1.4. The most frequent clinical manifestation in patients at the time of biopsy were nephrotic syndrome (42.5%), and asymptomatic proteinuria and/or hematuria (31.3%) and nephritic syndrome (14.9%). The most common glomerular disease was IgA nephropathy with an incidence of 21.5% of total biopsy diagnosed glomerulopathies, followed by: membranous glomerulonephritis (12.6%), focal segmental proliferative and sclerosing glomerulonephritis (10.7%), lupus nephritis (8.4%), nephroangiosclerosis (7.0%), mesangio-proliferative glomerulonephritis (6.1%), minimal change disease (2.8%), mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis (2.3%). Conclusion. The frequency of certain histopathologic findings significantly correlated with data from studies that we used for comparison, with the exception of minimal change disease whose incidence in our study was smaller.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2013/0042-84501300027S.pdfkidney diseasesglomerulonephritisbiopsyhistocytochemistryepidemiologySerbia
spellingShingle Stanković Nikola
Vlahović Predrag
Savić Vojin
Histomorphological and clinical study of primary and secondary glomerulopathies in Southeast Serbia (20-year period of analysis)
Vojnosanitetski Pregled
kidney diseases
glomerulonephritis
biopsy
histocytochemistry
epidemiology
Serbia
title Histomorphological and clinical study of primary and secondary glomerulopathies in Southeast Serbia (20-year period of analysis)
title_full Histomorphological and clinical study of primary and secondary glomerulopathies in Southeast Serbia (20-year period of analysis)
title_fullStr Histomorphological and clinical study of primary and secondary glomerulopathies in Southeast Serbia (20-year period of analysis)
title_full_unstemmed Histomorphological and clinical study of primary and secondary glomerulopathies in Southeast Serbia (20-year period of analysis)
title_short Histomorphological and clinical study of primary and secondary glomerulopathies in Southeast Serbia (20-year period of analysis)
title_sort histomorphological and clinical study of primary and secondary glomerulopathies in southeast serbia 20 year period of analysis
topic kidney diseases
glomerulonephritis
biopsy
histocytochemistry
epidemiology
Serbia
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2013/0042-84501300027S.pdf
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