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The biopsy slides and clinical data on 244 patients who underwent percutaneous renal biopsies in the last 4 years in Kuwait were retrospectively reviewed. The data were analysed to show a correlation between clinical presentation and histological findings. We noted a high incidence of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) presenting as nephrotic syndrome in association with schistosomal infection, an endemic disease in many of the neighbouring countries. Lupus nephritis was also observed at a relatively increased incidence compared with the West. On the other hand, amyloidosis and IgA nephropathy were less common, 5% for each.
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Abu-Romeh, S.H., van der Meulen, J., Cozma, M.C. et al. Renal diseases in Kuwait experience with 244 renal biopsies. International Urology and Nephrology 21, 25–29 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02549898
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