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An Analysis of Rate of Progression and Associated Risk Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology in Sri Lanka

Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Sudeshika, T.; Fernando, B.N.T.W.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Hemage, R.D.; Badurdeen, Z.; Hanarasinghe, R.; Wijetunge, S.; Nanayakkara, N. (Medknow Publications, 2021)

Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKD-u) is an important public health issue in Sri Lanka and around the world, but published evidence of the progression of this disease is scanty. Our aim is to analyze the ...
Do traditional renal diagnostic markers within normal range accurately demarcate CKDu cases from healthy in endemic regions?

Badurdeen, M.Z.; Nanayakkara, N.; Ranatunga, N.V.I.; Abeysekara, D.T.J.; Wazil, A.W.M.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Kumudumali, D.P.G.S.; Herath, A.T. (2017)

Introduction: Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) is an interstitial Nephritis leading to chronic kidney disease. 30% of CKDu patients who present with symptoms and abnormal renal functionswith acute ...
Effects of Family History of Chronic Kidney Disease and unhealthy habits on the prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain aetiology

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Herath, A.T.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Kumudumali, D.P.G.S.; Badurdeen, M.Z.; Abeysekara, D.T.D.J.; Nanayakkara, N. (Postgraduate Institute of Science Research Congress, 2017)

Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain aetiology (CKD-u) is an emerging disease among farmers in rural Sri Lanka. Studies on risk factors associated with CKD-u in Sri Lanka are rare. The objective of the study was to ...
Evaluate the preciseness of three population screening approaches to true prevalence of CKD-u Sri Lanka

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Herath, A.T.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Kumudumali, D.P.G.S.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Elladeniya, N.C.; Madushan, K.P.S.; Badurdeen, M.Z.; Abeysekara, D.T.J.; Nanayakkara, N. (2017)

Introduction & Objective: Wilgamuwa is one of the endemic areas for Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu). Prevalence data could be underestimated or overestimated the true picture as there is a participant ...
Evaluation of biochemical profile of Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology in Sri Lanka

Fernando, B.N.T.W.; Sudeshika, T.S H.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Badurdeen, Z.; Abeysekara, T.D.J.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Jayasinghe, S.; Ranasinghe, S.; Nanayakkara, N. (PLOS ONE, 2020-05-04)

Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) is an endemic, disease that mostly affects young agricultural workers in the rural dry zone of Sri Lanka. This study was designed to identify specific biochemical ...
Pilot Study of Renal Urinary Biomarkers for Diagnosis of CKD of Uncertain Etiology

Fernando, B.N.T.W.; Alli-Shaik, A.; Hemage, R.K.D.; Badurdeen, Z.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Abeysekara, T.D.J.; Wazil, A.; Rathnayake, S.; Gunaratne, J.; Nanayakkara, N. (Elsevier, 2019-07-24)

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu), an emerging chronic kidney disease (CKD) subtype, contributes to significant morbidity and mortality in certain tropical countries. Although several ...
Prevalence of anaemia in CKD-u patients in Girandurukotte and Wilgamuwa

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Rathnayake, R.M.P.M.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Badurdeen, Z.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Ranasinghe, J.G.S.; Nanayakkara, N. (2017)

Anaemia is a major complication of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) once the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) drops below 60 mL/min. Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKD-u) has become a serious public health ...
Prevalence of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) and associations in Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKD-u), Srilanka

Nanayakkara, N.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Badurdeen, M.Z.; Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Kumudumali, D.P.G.S.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Herath, A.T.; Wijetunga, S.; Abeysekara, D.T.D.J. (2018)

[Introduction] CKD-u is an emerging tubular interstitial disease of young hard-working farmers from tropical and subtropical regions. By definition those patients should not have diabetes, hypertension or vascular ...
Prevalence, risk factors and predicted risk of cardiac events in chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology in Sri Lanka: A tubular interstitial nephropathy

Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Fernando, B.N.T.W.; Sudeshika, T.; Badurdeen, Z.; Anand, S.; Kularatne, A.; Wijetunge, S.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Nanayakkara, N. (PLOS ONE, 2021-04-14)

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with ‘traditional’ chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, chronic kidney disease of uncer tain aetiology (CKDu), a tubular interstitial ...
Serum TGF beta 1 as an early marker of Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Badurdeen, M.Z.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Nanayakkara, N. (2020)

Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) is a recently described tubular interstitial nephropathy in some tropical countries including SriLanka. The major limitation of the traditional markers is missing the ...
A study to compare the prevalence of anaemia in Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKD-u) patients in Girandurukotte and Wilgamuwa with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients in Kandy

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Rathnayake, R.M.P.M.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Badurdeen, Z.; Nanayakkara, N. (General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Universisty, 2017)

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a Public Health problem in worldwide. The severity of anaemia is directly related to severity of Chronic Renal Insufficiency. Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKD-u) has ...
Urinary changes of CKDu patients in Girandurukotte and Wilgamuwa, SriLanka

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Abeysundara, H.T.K.; Nanayakkara, N. (University of Peradeniya, 2018)

Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu) is a public health problem in several countries in Central America, India and SriLanka. Urine analysis is an informative and noninvasive diagnostic tool for the ...

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