title: Renal papillary necrosis in Kuwait.
abstract: In 2,158 consecutive routine urograms, 85 patients (51 males and 34 females) were found to have typical changes of renal papillary necrosis, an incidence of 3.9% (2.8% in males, 9.4% in females). The changes were bilateral in 60 patients (71.6%) and unilateral in 25 (29.4%). 3 patients were diabetics, 4 had sickle cell anaemia and 7 had obstructive uropathy. 19 patients admitted to analgesic abuse. The remaining 52 patients were idiopathic but a combination of analgesic abuse and dehydration may have been the cause in this group. The possible reasons for the high incidence of RPN especially in females in this hot desert environment are discussed. The literature on the subject is briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Al Sabah Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Dahniya
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Szmigielski
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cherian
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mattar
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: al-Marzouk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications; D015984:Causality; D002980:Climate; D003681:Dehydration / Q000150:complications; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000150:complications; D015994:Incidence; D007681:Kidney Papillary Necrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D007730:Kuwait / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012737:Sex Factors; D014567:Urography
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics