Heat Stress Nephropathy from Exercise-Induced Uric Acid Crystalluria: A Perspective on Mesoamerican Nephropathy

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 20-30

  Roncal Jimenez, Carlos ^a   García Trabanino, Ramón ^b   Barregard, Lars ^c   Lanaspa, Miguel A ^a   Wesseling, Catharina ^d   Harra, Tamara ^a   Aragón, Aurora ^e   Grases, Felix ^f   Jarquin, Emmanuel R ^g   González, Marvin A ^e,h   Weiss, Ilana ⁱ   Glaser, Jason ⁱ   Sánchez Lozada, Laura G ^j   Johnson, Richard J ^a,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Hospital Nacional Rosales   (El Salvador)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e National Autonomous University of Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^f UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^g Agencia Para El Desarrollo y la Salud Agropecuaria   (El Salvador)

^h LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ La Isla Foundation   (El Salvador)

^j Laboratory of Renal Physiopathology   (Mexico)

^k Eastern Colorado Health Care System   (United States)

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Author keywords

Central America; chronic kidney disease (CKD); dehydration; etiology; heat stress nephropathy; hyperuricemia; hypothesis; Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN); physical exertion; rhabdomyolysis; sugarcane workers; tubular injury; uric acid crystalluria; uric acid disorder; uricosuria; urinary acidification

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; URATE; URIC ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ALKALINIZATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CRYSTALLURIA; DEHYDRATION; EL SALVADOR; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; HEAT STRESS; HYPEROSMOLARITY; HYPERURICEMIA; HYPERURICOSURIA; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TUBULE; KIDNEY TUBULE DAMAGE; MESOAMERICAN NEPHROPATHY; PILOT STUDY; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SUGARCANE; URIC ACID URINE LEVEL; URINE ACIDIFICATION; URINE OSMOLALITY; URINE PH; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE; WATER LOSS; ADULT; CENTRAL AMERICA; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMAN; MALE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; URINE;

ADULT; CENTRAL AMERICA; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXERCISE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; URIC ACID;

EID: 84954449221     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.08.021     Document Type: Article

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