====== Uddanam nephropathy ======

//Uddanam nephropathy//** **is a chronic kidney disease of unknown origin that's endemic in the region of Uddanam, Andhra Pradesh,// //India.

As of 2015, it was estimated that more than 4,500 people in the area had died from chronic kidney disease in the last ten years, and around 34,000 people had kidney diseases.

Like [[content:medicine:diseases:m-q:mesoamerican_nephropathy]], it's suggested that the condition could be the result of exposure to toxic agro-chemicals, or dehydrating long work-hours in extreme heat.

>Although the association of specific occupations with endemic nephropathy has highlighted the issue of environmental toxins and heat stress,__ the cause of Uddanam nephropathy is still an enigma.__\\ \\ Source : [[https://www.ajkd.org/article/S0272-6386(16)30108-1/fulltext|AKJD editorial,]]  Volume 68, Issue 3,