ETIOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF NEJIHROI'ATHIES Ef'IDEMIOLOGICAL AJIPROACH

Abstract

There are many disorders which lead to CRF, these disorders may be specific for the kidney itself or systemic disorders affecting many systems including the kidneys. In a trial to find the common leading causes of CRF in Egypt, this study was done, which included 710 patients with CRF on regular hemodialysis from various dialysis centers in Cairo & Giza. Further more we tried to find the relation between causes of CRF and age, sex and residence. So we found that the leading causes of CRF were respectively: 1. Chronic G.N (22.2 %) 2. Obstructive uropathy (15.5%) 3.Chronic pyelonephritis (15.1 %) 4.Hypertensive nephrosclerosis (13.9 %) 5. Diabetic nephropathy (10.8 %) 6.Unknown causes (9.7 %)