Pattern of paediatric renal disease in inpatients in Calabar, Nigeria.
Etuk IS, Anah MU, Ochighs SO, Eyong M
A 10-year retrospective review of inpatients in Calabar showed that of 5641 children admitted,182 (3.2%) had renal disease. The major lesions were acute glomerulonephritis (36.9%) and nephrotic syndrome (30.7%), while less common ones included urinary tract infection (8.9%), obstructive uropathy, acute renal failure (6.7%, each) and nephroblastoma (6.2%).
Published 12 October 2006 in Trop Doct, 36(4): 256.
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