Afroze Ramzan, Khem Chand N Moorani.
Pattern of Renal Diseases in Children.
J Surg Pak Jan ;6(4):9-12.

A retrospective study of 2015 children aged, 1 month to 15 years with renal problems during a ten years period (1989-1999) was carried out at National Institute of Child. Health Karachi to see the pattern of renal diseases. Boys were 1420 (70.4896) and 595 (29.5296) girls, with a male to female ratio 2.3:1. Children having nephrotic syndrome were 863 (42.8296) while 350 (17.3696) had congenital renal diseases, 282 (13.9996) urinary calculi and 209 (10.3796) were suffering from chronic renal failure (CRF). Urinary tract Infection (UTI) was seen in 146 children (7.2496), acute glomerulonephritis (AGM in 58 (2.8796) and acute renal failure (ARF) in 28 (1.3896). Seventy nine (3.9296) children were suffering from miscellaneous problems. Though this may not be true reflection reflection of national pattern of renal disease, yet it gives useful information. Nephrotic syndrome is the most common renal disease followed by congenital renal diseases Urinary calculi, CRF, UTI, AGN and ARF are other important renal diseases in this country.

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