Balkan Endemic Nephropathy

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A chronic tubulointerstitial nephropathy endemic to the littoral regions of the Danube, occurring in the Balkans—Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia
Etiology Unknown; converging lines of evidence suggest a link to long-term consumption of food contaminated with aristolochic acid
Prognosis The natural course of the disease is characterised by universal development of end-stage renal disease and the frequent development of upper urinary tract tumours; most patients die within 10 yrs of onset

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Balkan Nephropathy			William Orem, a USGS geochemist from Reston, Virginia, has been studying Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN), which occurs in certain areas in the Balkans. Geology and health. (Research Initiatives) by Adler, Tina / Environmental Health Perspectives And an often-fatal kidney disease known as Balkan endemic nephropathy, which affects people who live in rural areas of Bulgaria, Romania, and Yugoslavia, has been linked with ochratoxin A, a mycotoxin that can contaminate beans, grains, and some of the meat of pigs hat eat tainted grain. Molds: the fungus among us by Schmidt, Stephen / Nutrition Action Healthletter			balanoposthectomy balanoposthitis balanopreputial balanorrhagia Balansia epichloe balantidiasis Balantidium Balantidium coli bald Bald People, Morbid Fear of Bald Sac Sign Bald Spot bald tongue baldness baldy baldy calves baldy-faced bale Balfour Balfour retractor Bali cattle Balinese baling wire Balint's syndrome balk Balkan Endemic Nephropathy Balkan frame Balkan grippe Balkan Nephropathy Balkan traction frame Balkan tubulointerstitial nephritis Balkanization balking ball ball & socket ball & socket joint Ball and Claw Pattern Ball and Socket ball mill ball of foot ball of the foot ball thrombus ball valve Ball Valve Effect Ball Valve Obstruction ball-and-socket joint ball-bearing feeder ball-catcher position ball-valve action ball-valve thrombus Ballance's sign			balk Balk (baseball) Balk (baseball) Balk (baseball) Balk (baseball) balk at balk at balk line balk tie Balkan Balkan Balkan 176° Balkan 176° Balkan Agro Food Network Balkan Alpe Adria Project Balkan and Black Sea Petroleum Association Balkan Association for Tourism Education & Research Balkan Botanic Garden of Kroussia Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Balkan Campaign of 1941 Balkan Center for Advanced Casting Technologies Balkan Children and Youth Foundation Balkan Clinical Laboratories Federation Balkan Communist Federation Balkan Community Initiatives Fund Balkan Conference on Operational Research Balkan countries Balkan countries Balkan country Balkan Democratic Federation Balkan Endemic Nephropathy Balkan Entente Balkan Environmental Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement Network Balkan Federation of Travel Agencies Association Balkan Fiber Optic Ring Balkan Foundation for Sustainable Development Balkan frame Balkan frame Balkan frame Balkan frame Balkan grippe Balkan Human Rights Network Balkan Institute for Labour and Social Policy Balkan International Basketball League Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Balkan League Balkan League of 1912 Balkan Mathematical Olympiad Balkan Media Group Limited Balkan Military Medical Committee Balkan Military Medical Review Balkan mountain Balkan mountain Balkan Mountain Range Balkan Mountains Balkan Mountains Balkan Music Information Network Balkan nation Balkan nephropathy Balkan Olympiad in Informatics

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