Two Afro-Trinidadian siblings with end-stage renal disease
Ann Trop Paediatr
; 18(3): 249-52, Sept. 1998.
Article
in English
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| ID: med-1338
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ABSTRACT
The case histories of two Afro-Trinidadian brothers aged 8 and 11 years who developed end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are presented. Neither had had cause in the past to seek medical attention for any renal-related illness. At presentation both had anaemia, growth failure and other clinical and laboratory evidence of ESRD. Kidney histology in one child was consistent with familial juvenile nephronophthisis (NPH). This is common cause of ESRD in children in other countries but it has not been recognized previously in Trinidadian and other West Indian children, and should be considered as a possible aetiology in West Indian children presenting with renal failure.(AU)
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Child
/
Humans
/
Male
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
/
Trinidad and Tobago
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Trop Paediatr
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article