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Nephrotic syndrome in Saudi infants in the first year of life.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2475057     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Sixteen Saudi children with onset of nephrotic syndrome in infancy were seen at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh over a 5-year period. This figure represented 17% of the 92 cases of childhood nephrotic syndrome seen during the period. Onset of the nephrotic syndrome was less than or equal to 3 months of age in four patients. Ten of the patients developed renal failure. Eight patients died, seven of them by 1 year of age. Two patients given renal transplants have functioning grafts without recurrence of the disease. Renal biopsy in 12 patients showed congenital nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish type (4 cases), 2 each of congenital glomerulosclerosis, mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis and minimal change disease, and 1 each of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and tubular amyloidosis. Prognosis of infancy-onset nephrotic syndrome in Saudi children was poor. A significant prognostic factor appeared to be the age of onset of the disease rather than the histological lesion.
Authors:
M B Abdurrahman; F H Shipkey; A T Elidrissy; W al-Kahtani
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of tropical paediatrics     Volume:  9     ISSN:  0272-4936     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann Trop Paediatr     Publication Date:  1989 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-09-21     Completed Date:  1989-09-21     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8210625     Medline TA:  Ann Trop Paediatr     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  140-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Age Factors
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Nephrotic Syndrome*
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Saudi Arabia

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