title: The incidence of biopsy-proven primary glomerulonephritis in the Republic of Macedonia-long-term follow-up.
abstract: In order to define the type of renal disease, renal biopsy was performed in 1304 patients, aged 14-72 years. Their biopsies were processed for light and immunofluorescence microscopy, and electron microscopy in some cases. The diagnosis of primary glomerular disease was confirmed in 716 patients with the following incidence: minimal change nephrotic syndrome in 52 (7.2%), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in 72 (9.9%), membranous nephropathy in 97 (13.5%), IgA nephropathy in 85 (11.8%), diffuse mesangial glomerulonephritis (GN) without IgA in 32 (4.4%), focal mesangial GN in 97 (13.5%), membranoproliferative GN in 59 (8.4%), acute GN in 88 (12.3%), crescentic GN in 53 (7.4%) and sclerosing GN in 46 patients (6.4%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Clinical Center, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. maknefpo@pop.mt.net.mk
authors.forename: Momir H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Polenakovic
authors.forename: Ladislava
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grcevska
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dzikova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D015433:Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D005923:Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018843:Republic of North Macedonia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution