Mild renal injury in Behçet's disease.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to investigate the frequency of microalbuminuria and abnormal urinary beta2-microglobulin excretion in patients with Behçet's disease (BD).


METHODS
Twenty-eight patients and 27 healthy controls were included in this study. Urine albumin/creatinine and beta2-microglobulin/creatinine ratios were calculated.


RESULTS
The frequency of microalbuminuria and abnormal urinary beta2-microglobulin excretion was higher among patients with BD than in control group, but this was not statistically significant (p > 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Microalbuminuria and abnormal beta2-microglobulin excretion are markers of renal injury, which have not been investigated in BD previously. Renal injury in BD is more frequent than has been recognized and it is most often in mild nature.
Sahin
Idris
I
Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Yüzüncü Yil University Medical School Training Hospital, Van, Turkey. idrissahin41@hotmail.com
Noyan
Tevfik
T
Karaman
Ece
E
Yalçinkaya
Ahmet Sadik
AS
Metin
Ahmet
A
Akpolat
Tekin
T
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000209:etiology*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000652:urine*
D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin; D003404:Creatinine