Mesoamerican Nephropathy and Kidney Disease Progression: A Case Series of Individuals With Kidney Biopsies From Nicaragua and El Salvador

• Julia Wijkström, MD, PhD,
• Marvin Gonzalez-Quiroz, MD, MSc, PhD,
• Ricardo Leiva, MD,
• Zulma Cruz Trujillo, MD,
• Carl-Gustaf Elinder, MD, PhD,
• Annika Wernerson, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Julia Wijkström, MD, PhD

Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Renal Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Address for Correspondence: Julia Wijkström, MD, PhD, Department of Renal Medicine M99, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, S-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden.

Marvin Gonzalez-Quiroz, MD, MSc, PhD

Research Centre on Health, Work and Environment (CISTA), National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, León (UNAN-León), León, Nicaragua; Department of Renal Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Ricardo Leiva, MD

Department of Nephrology, Hospital Nacional Rosales, San Salvador, El Salvador

Zulma Cruz Trujillo, MD

Department of Nephrology, Hospital Nacional Rosales, San Salvador, El Salvador

Carl-Gustaf Elinder, MD, PhD

Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Annika Wernerson, MD, PhD

Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden