Zahid Rafique, Hafiza Sumaira Rehman, Asmara Asrar Imrana Hamid, Ajwad Tariq, Shahzad Hafeez.
The Histological Pattern of Glomerular Diseases on renal biopsies of the patients presented to the OPD of SHL.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;15(2):171-4.

Objective: To review and identify the pattern of glomerular diseases on native kidney biopsies done in SHL. Methods: Descriptive and analytical study. USG guided biopsies done in nephrology unit of SHL of the patients. Retrospective study on renal biopsies done from Jan 2008 to Jan 2018. Native kidney biopsies of 100 patients included in the study. Glomerular diseases are one of the commonest causes of chronic kidney disease& end-stage renal disease in developed countries and are equally important cause of renal failure in developing countries. Worldwide it is the most important cause of chronic kidney disease leading to end-stage renal disease after diabetes and hypertension. If it presents early and diagnosed well in time it is completely treatable in most of cases. So it is even more important to diagnose GN at an early stage so that patients can be prevented to reach end-stage renal disease, especially in third world countries which cannot bear the burden of cost of end-stage renal disease. Results: The mean age of patients was 28.29+-12.20years. There were 61 males and 39 females. Membranous GN was most common i.e. in 29 cases, FSGS in 20 cases, Membrano-Proliferative GN in 12 cases, Cresenteric GN in 6 cases, minimal changes disease in 6 cases, Lupus Nephritis in 6 cases, Mesangio-Proliferative in 5 cases, Diabetic Nephropathy in 4 cases, Amyloidosis in 4 cases, Interstitial Nephritis in 3 cases, Diffuse Proliferative in 2 cases, hypertensive Nephropathy in 1 case, Diffuse Sclerosing in 1 case, Rapidly Progressive in 1 case and Focal Mesengio-Proliferative in 1 case. Conclusion: The current study indicates the most common GN in the patients presented to the Nephrology OPD of SHL was Membranous GN and the 2ndcommonest was the FSGS followed by Membrano Proliferative GN and the mean age was 28 years.

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