Publication: Profile of renal diseases in Nepalese children
Date
2008
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
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Aim and Objectives: To find out the profile of renal diseases in children hospitalized in the pediatric department of the
tertiary care university teaching hospital in Eastern Nepal.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective chart review of all the patients admitted at the department of paediatric from
April 2002 to March 2007 was carried out for the presence of any renal diseases on the basis of their clinical presentation,
laboratory findings and final diagnosis.
Results: A total number of 10396 children were admitted during the study period out of which 651 (6.3%) children had
renal disease. Among them, nephrotic syndrome seen in 222 patients (34.1%) was the commonest renal disease, followed
by post streptococcal nephritis in 187(28.7%) and haemolytic uremic syndrome 66(10.1%), other renal diseases seen
were acute renal failure in 25 (3.9%), lupus nephritis 24 (3.7%), urinary tract infection in 23 (3.5%) Henoch-Schönlein
Purpura (HSP) nephritis 26 (4%), chronic renal failure in 27 (4.2%) and other miscellaneous causes 51 (7.8%).
Conclusion: A substantial number of children are hospitilsed with renal diseases, and current trends indicate that
majority of them are preventable. In near future, there is a need to develop a comprehensive service for the children with
kidney diseases in Nepal.
Key words: Renal Disease, Children, Nephrotic Syndrome, Poststreptococcal Glomerulonepritis, Renal Biopsy
Description
Bhatta NK 1, Shrestha P 1 , Budathoki S 1 , Kalakheti BK1, Poudel P1, Sinha A 2, Singh R 1
1Department of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health sciences, Dharan, Nepal