Using Tc-99m DMSA renal cortex scan to detect renal damage in women with type 2 diabetes.
Women with diabetes mellitus (DM) have urinary tract infection (UTI) more often than women without DM. It is unknown, however, what the prevalence and type of renal damage due to UTI is in these women. Therefore, in this study, we compared type 2 DM women with or without UTI history for the prevalence and type of renal damage by technetium-99m dimercapto-succinic acid (Tc-99m DMSA) renal scan. A total of 128 type 2 DM women with or without UTI history received Tc-99m DMSA renal scan were included in this study. The patients were separated into three groups: (1) 43 patients without UTI history, (2) 42 patients with only lower UTI (cystitis) history and (3) 43 patients with upper UTI (pyelonephritis) history. The renal scan findings were separated into three types: (A) normal, (B) inflammation and (C) scar. The 31.9% (50/128) of type 2 DM patients had renal damages. Group 1 patients had a significantly lower prevalence of renal damages including inflammation and scar as compared to Groups 2 and 3 patients. In addition, the prevalence of renal damage was significantly higher in Group 3 than in Group 2 patients. Renal scars only were visualized in Group 3 patients. However, other clinical data were not statistically different among the three group patients. Type 2 DM women with UTI history, especially if they had upper UTI have a significantly higher prevalence of renal damage than in those without UTI.
Wu
Hsi-Chin
HC
Department of Urology, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. wuhc@www.cmch.org.tw
Chang
Chao-Hsiang
CH
Lai
Ming-May
MM
Lin
Cheng-Chieh
CC
Lee
Cheng-Chun
CC
Kao
Albert
A
D001692:Biological Transport; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D012016:Reference Values; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid