Immediate outcome of acute glomerulonephritis in children - experience in a tertiary level hospital.
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2011
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Acute Glomerulonephritis (AGN) in children is common in our country and possesses a significant hospital
load. AGN is principally a disease of children were poverty, overcrowding and poor hygiene are prevailing.
It is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Objective : To see the
immediate outcome of the children with AGN. Materials and Mithods: Sixty two cases of AGN were
enrolled in this study. All cases were collected from paediatric department of Sir Salimullah Medical
College (SSMC) and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka during the period of September 2000 to November 2001. A
thorough history were taken and chemical examination were carried out and the patient were observed during
hospitalization and after discharge and recorded in a preformed questionnaire. Results: Total number of
cases were sixty two. Eighty one percent were between 6 years to 12 years of age with male predominance.
Most of then came from poor socioecononic status (81%). All patients had generalized edema. Eighty one
percent had reduced micturation, 29% had gross haematuria, 13% ascitis, 3% anuria, 2% had epistaxis with
convulsion and coma. Eighty four percent had hypertension, 50% had infected scabies. Urinary RBC was
found in 93.55% cases and RBC cast in 70-96% cases, blood urea over 40 mg/dl in 30.64% patient and
serum creatinine over 1.0 mg/dl in 9.88% patients.
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Khoybar M A, Sultana S, Shaha A K, Anwar M H, Ashraful M I, Ruhul A S, Jahangir H B. Immediate outcome of acute glomerulonephritis in children - experience in a tertiary level hospital. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science. 2011; 10(4): 269-274.