Luis Eduardo Barrera-Herrera1, Rocío Del Pilar López Panqueva2, Adriana Alejandra Flórez Vargas2, Rafael Enrique Andrade Pérez3. 1. Department of Pathology and Laboratories, University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia. 2. Department of Pathology and Laboratories, University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia; School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. 3. Department of Pathology and Laboratories, University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia; School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: rafaandrade@hotmail.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of glomerular disease (GD) varies according to the different socio-demographic characteristics of each population. For the first time we present the prevalence of the different forms of GD among patients from several different areas of Columbia. METHODS: Data from 12,613 renal biopsies studied at our University Hospital between 2003 and 2015 was reviewed. Pathology results were classified according to a list of renal diseases proposed by various authors. RESULTS: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis was present in 22%, IgA disease in 21%, Lupus nephritis in 17%, membranous glomerulonephritis in 13% and thin basal membrane disease in 9%. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms that focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and IgA disease are the most prevalent GDs found in Columbian patients. This is the first study to analyze GDs in a Columbian population and we recommend that a national registry system be created to collect comprehensive information from future research.
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of glomerular disease (GD) varies according to the different socio-demographic characteristics of each population. For the first time we present the prevalence of the different forms of GD among patients from several different areas of Columbia. METHODS: Data from 12,613 renal biopsies studied at our University Hospital between 2003 and 2015 was reviewed. Pathology results were classified according to a list of renal diseases proposed by various authors. RESULTS: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis was present in 22%, IgA disease in 21%, Lupus nephritis in 17%, membranous glomerulonephritis in 13% and thin basal membrane disease in 9%. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms that focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and IgA disease are the most prevalent GDs found in Columbian patients. This is the first study to analyze GDs in a Columbian population and we recommend that a national registry system be created to collect comprehensive information from future research.