title: Hydrocarbon exposure and glomerulonephritis.
abstract: An occupational survey was completed on 87 patients with end-stage renal failure to determine their exposure to hydrocarbon based compounds. 59% of patients with renal failure due to glomerulonphritis had significant contact with hydrocarbons compared with 25% of patients with renal failure due to other causes (P < 0.01). 81% of patients with glomerulonephritis were male and of these 64% had significant hydrocarbon exposure compared with 35% of an age matched control group of male hospital in-patients with no renal pathology. Occupational exposure to hydrocarbons may account for the male predominance in patients with glomerulonephritis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons