Dehydration-associated chronic kidney disease : a novel case of kidney failure in China

BACKGROUND: Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN) is a pattern of chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalent among Central American men who work in agriculture, and its underlying cause has not been elucidated. Currently, experts hypothesize that MeN is related to repeated episodes of occupational heat stress leading to water loss and hence it is also called dehydration-associated CKD.

CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 40-year-old man, whose first admission to Peking Union Medical College Hospital was due to acute kidney injury (AKI). The clinical and pathological processes were consistent with acute tubular necrosis (ATN). However, after full recovery, CKD developed 1 year later. The second renal biopsy showed characteristics of ischemic renal disease but there was no evidence of vascular disease. It is worth noting that the patient had been taking part in long-distance running without drinking adequate water for years, which would have markedly decrease his renal blood flow. Thus, this patient may have developed chronic dehydration-associated kidney disease sharing the similar etiology of MeN.

CONCLUSIONS: We report here a case of dehydration-associated CKD in a Chinese patient which shared similar etiology to MeN. Even in non-agricultural areas, this etiology of CKD should be noted to obtain a relevant history and prompt diagnosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

BMC nephrology - 21(2020), 1 vom: 04. Mai, Seite 159

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Xinglin [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Haiting [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

059QF0KO0R
Acute kidney injury
Acute tubular necrosis
Case Reports
Dehydration-associated CKD
Ischemic renal disease
Journal Article
Mesoamerican nephropathy
Water

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Date Completed 25.08.2021

Date Revised 25.08.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12882-020-01804-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309498260