Baylor College of Medicine: Mesoamerican Nephropathy Outbreak Linked to Nickel Toxicity
November 17, 2020
November 17, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release:
For more than 20 years, an epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD) of unknown origin has severely affected specific coastal communities along South America's Pacific coastline from Mexico to Panama leading to more than 50,000 deaths. The condition, known as Mesoamerican Nephropathy (MeN), has a perplexing clinical presentation. Unlike traditional forms of CKD, it affects healt . . .
For more than 20 years, an epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD) of unknown origin has severely affected specific coastal communities along South America's Pacific coastline from Mexico to Panama leading to more than 50,000 deaths. The condition, known as Mesoamerican Nephropathy (MeN), has a perplexing clinical presentation. Unlike traditional forms of CKD, it affects healt . . .