Researchers Find No Increased Incidence of End Stage
Renal Disease Among Silicotics

Though Higher Rates of Particular Kidney Disease
Linked to Condition Was Observed, Study Reports

photo-16ATLANTA - Researchers from Emory University have found little evidence that the incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is higher among patients with silicosis than those who are not suffering from the silica-related condition.

In a study published recently in the Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment and Health, the researchers found fewer cases of end stage renal disease among confirmed silicosis than expected. However, there was a higher rate of glomerular renal disease among the subjects studied. Glomerular disease is marked by a dysfunction of …