The large spectrum of renal disease in diabetic patients

Bermejo García, Sheila; Soler, María José; Pascual Santos, Julio

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfw137

The large spectrum of renal disease in diabetic patients

Citation

Bermejo S, Pascual J, Soler MJ. The large spectrum of renal disease in diabetic patients. Clin Kidney J. 2017 Apr;10(2):255-256. DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfw137

Abstract

The prevalence of diabetic nephropathy (DN) among diabetic patients seems to be overestimated. Recent studies with renal biopsies show that the incidence of non-diabetic nephropathy (NDN) among diabetic patients is higher than expected. Renal impairment of diabetic patients is frequently attributed to DN without meeting the KDOQI criteria or performing renal biopsy to exclude NDN. In this editorial, we update the spectrum of renal disease in diabetic patients and the impact on diagnosis, prognosis and therapy