[Renal biopsy findings in diabetes mellitus].
BACKGROUND
The prevalence of diabetic patients with endstage renal disease is increased overall the word. Renal biopsy is sometimes necessary to precise the type of renal damage.


OBJECTIVE
To precise the type and the frequency of non diabetic nephropathy in diabetic patients.


METHODS
We enrolled retrospectively during 17 years, 72 diabetic patients who had a renal biopsy.


RESULTS
A non diabetic nephropathy was found in 69.5 % of them. Its presence was correlate to the presence of hematuria and the absence of diabetic retinopathy. We can successfully treated nine patients with minimal-change nephrotic syndrome and one patient with crescentic glomerulonephritis.


CONCLUSIONS
Renal biopsy must be done in diabetic patient with hematuria or in the absence of diabetic retinopathy.
Service de néphrologie, CHU H. Chaker, Sfax.
Mahmoud
M
Kharrat
Khawala
K
Kammoun
Khaled
K
Charfeddine
Soumaya
S
Yaich
Saoussen
S
Zaghdene
Hanene
H
Chaker
Faiçal
F
Jarraya
Mohamed
M
Ben Hmida
Rachid
R
Jlidi
Jamil
J
Hachicha
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies