Balkan Nephropathy

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Balkan Endemic Nephropathy

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

Balkan nephropathy

an endemic disease of humans in south-western Europe. It has a strong resemblance to ochratoxin A induced porcine nephropathy caused by intoxication by fusarium.

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