Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is emerging as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. While diabetes and hypertension are the top chief causes globally, CKD of unknown etiology (CKDu) is now a well recognized entity. Multiple potential risk factors like agrochemical, alternative medication, heavy metals, etc have been investigated with inconclusive findings. We aimed to study the heavy metal exposure in a cohort of Indian patients with CKDu.
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