THE SPECTRUM OF BIOPSY PROVEN RENAL DISEASE IN A ERTIARY CARE CENTRE IN SOUTH TAMILNADU.

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

R. Arul, A. Jegan, P. Arun Prasath, S. R. Ramprasanth

OBJECTIVE: Renal biopsy is necessary in assessment of renal diseases as it provides histopathological diagnosis in the

eld of nephrology. Pattern varies with demography. Our study is done in one of the tertiary care centre in south

Tamilnadu.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: patient who underwent renal biopsy during the period may 2017 to December 2017 were retrospectively

reviewed. All biopsy specimens were examined by the same pathologist with light and immunouorescence microscopy. Electron microscopic

analysis was performed only in selected cases.

RESULT: Out of 62 patients, 24 were male and 38 were female. Primary glomerular diseases are most common diagnosis. The overall most

common indication was NS (60%), followed by AUA (10%). The most common pathology was MCD (21%) and least was MesPGN (1.6%).

CONCLUSION: Our study gives an insight into the epidemiology of renal disease in South India. Our study corresponds to the distribution

pattern described in other South Indian studies.