Publications by authors named "Elsy G Brizuela Diaz"
In El Salvador, chronic kidney disease had reached epidemic propor-tions towards the end of this century's first decade. In 2011-2012, the Ministry of Health reported it was the leading cause of hospital deaths in men, the fifth in women, and the third overall in adult hospital fa-talities. Farming was the most common occupation among men in dialysis (50.
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- - In El Salvador, a chronic kidney disease (CKD) known as CKDnt is significantly impacting farmers, becoming epidemic and causing tens of thousands of deaths, with studies identifying its prevalence and possible causes.
- - Research involving over 7,000 participants found that CKD rates among adults in agricultural communities were as high as 18%, with 51.9% of cases being CKDnt, and noted high levels of kidney damage markers in those affected.
- - The potential causes of CKDnt appear to be complex, potentially linked to factors like exposure to agrochemicals, heat stress, and dehydration, leading to a diagnosis of chronic tubulointerstitial nephropathy in biopsies.