Open AccessDysuria, heat stress, and muscle injury among Nicaraguan sugarcane workers at risk for Mesoamerican nephropathy
Author(s) -
Tiffany L. Stallings,
Alejandro Riefkohl Lisci,
Nathan McCray,
Daniel E. Weiner,
James S. Kaufman,
Ann Aschengrau,
Yan Ma,
Michael P. LaValley,
Oriana RamírezRubio,
Juan José Amador,
Damaris López-Pilarte,
Rebecca L. Laws,
Michael Winter,
V Eloesa McSorley,
Daniel R. Brooks,
Katie M. Applebaum
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3963
Subject(s) - dysuria , cane , medicine , odds ratio , demography , urinary system , biology , biochemistry , sugar , sociology
Nicaraguan sugarcane workers, particularly cane cutters, have an elevated prevalence of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin, also referred to as Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN). The pathogenesis of MeN may include recurrent heat stress, crystalluria, and muscle injury with subsequent kidney injury. Yet, studies examining the frequency of such events in long-term, longitudinal studies are limited.