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José A. L. Arruda, MD; Neil A. Kurtzman, MD; Veerasamy K. G. Pillay, MB, ChB

Arch Intern Med. 1975;135(4):535-537.

Abstract
Renal function was studied in 145 asymptomatic male heroin addicts admitted to a methadone detoxification program. The mean duration of addiction was ten years. Three patients had protein excretion greater than 150 mg/24 hr; in one of these, membranous glomerulonephritis was found. All except one had normal creatinine clearance. Hypertension was present in 2.7%. This study does not support the concept that heroin addiction is associated with a high prevalence of renal disease.

Author Affiliations
From the Sections of Nephrology, Veterans Administration West Side Hospital, and the University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, Chicago.

Footnotes
Received for publication July 15, 1974; accepted Sept 19.

Reprint requests to University of Illinois Hospital, Section of Nephrology, 840 S Wood St, Chicago, IL 60612 (Dr. Kurtzman).

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