The Spectrum of Renal Diseases Found by Kidney Biopsy in Turkey
Authors: CAVIT SÖKMEN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Brief Communications1 September 1967The Spectrum of Renal Diseases Found by Kidney Biopsy in TurkeyCAVIT SÖKMEN, M.D., A. ILHAN ÖZDEMIR, M.D.CAVIT SÖKMEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, A. ILHAN ÖZDEMIR, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-67-3-603 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe frequency of renal diseases of different etiologies as discovered on kidney biopsy has been fairly consistent in series reported by various authors (1-10). However, the present report of a large series of renal biopsies performed in Ankara, Turkey, is specifically different from the reports from North America and from several European countries because of the frequency of unsuspected amyloidosis found on renal biopsy and its lack of association with chronic suppuration. 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