title: Nondiabetic renal disease complicating diabetic nephropathy.
abstract: The clinicopathological and laboratory findings for 35 diabetic patients who had undergone renal biopsy from 1982 to 1990 were reviewed. Ten of these patients (28.6%) were found to have nondiabetic renal diseases. Five of those patients (14.3%) suffered from nondiabetic renal disease complicated by diabetic nephropathy. Nondiabetic renal diseases included IgA nephropathy, idiopathic membranous nephropathy, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (types I and III), minimal change disease, and toxemia of pregnancy. The diagnosis of nondiabetic renal diseases complicated by diabetes is important for the treatment of renal disease. Urinary abnormalities and/or deterioration in renal function inconsistent with the natural history of diabetic nephropathy were suggestive of the presence of nondiabetic renal disease.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Medicine, Okayama University, Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hironaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haramoto
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ota
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011507:Proteinuria
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine