title: [Endemic nephropathy in the region of Bela Crkva in Banat].
abstract: The village of Kusić is situated 8 km southwestern of Bela Crkva, at the very border, separated from Romania by the river Nera. Due to frequent disease occurrence in the village Kusić, the pelustration of population was done in 1978 and 1989, and during the later follow-up, many patients were examined either in hospital or in outpatient clinics. The aim was to confirm a suspicion on the existence of the focus of endemic nephropathy in the village of Kusić. In 1978 and 1989 abnormal proteinuria was found in 17.7% and 16.7% examines from the village of Kusić, respectively-significantly higher than in surrounding villages: Grebenac, Vracev Gaj, Banatska Palanka and Kruscica (p < 0.01). Slow progression to the lasser degree of anemia was found in the patients with proteinuria, compared to the control group. Eight of 10 regularly dialyzed patients died, and in 4 patients urothelial carcinoma was diagnosed. In all of them nephroureterectomy was performed, and one patient with advanced disease died 6 months after surgery. On the basis of cited data, by their comparison and further prospective observation of the patients from the village of Kusić, it was concluded that the new focus of endemic nephropathy existed in southeastern Banat.
authors.affiliation: Vojnomedicinska akademija, Klinika za nefrologiju, Beograd.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jovanović
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Skatarić
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marić
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kovacević
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mijusković
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001449:Balkan Nephropathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015022:Yugoslavia / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Endemska nefropatija u podrucju Bele Crkve u Banatu.