[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.
Kharrat
Mahmoud
M
Service de néphrologie, CHU H. Chaker, Sfax.
Kammoun
Khawala
K
Charfeddine
Khaled
K
Yaich
Soumaya
S
Zaghdene
Saoussen
S
Chaker
Hanene
H
Jarraya
Faiçal
F
Ben Hmida
Mohamed
M
Jlidi
Rachid
R
Hachicha
Jamil
J
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