Table 4.
Presentation of symptoms of patients with BBS associated with kidney and urinary tract.
| Title 1 | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | P6 | P7 | P8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age of onset of kidney function impairment | 3 years | 2 years 8 months | 2 months | 10 years | 1 year 4 months | 1 year 3 months | 11 months | 3 months |
| CKD | Stage I | Stage II/III | Stage V | Stage I | Stage II | Stage V | Stage III | Stage IV |
| Prenatal ultrasound examination | dilated pelvicalyceal system | renal cysts | abnormal kidney structure with bilateral hydronephrosis | abnormal structure of the kidneys, bilateral hydronephrosis | dysplasia of both kidneys | fetal polycystic kidneys suspected | ||
| Kidney malformation (ultrasound examination) on diagnosis |
horseshoe kidney, periodic albuminuria | loss of cortico-medullary differentiation | dilatation of the pelvicalyceal system, (both kidneys), lack of corticomedullary differentiation, cyst in the right kidney | dilatation of the pelvicalyceal system (both kidneys), albuminuria | abnormal structure of both kidneys and dilatation of the pelvicalyceal system | left renal hypoplasia, loss of corticomedullary differentiation | Loss of corticomedullary differentiation, crossed renal ectopia | cysts in both kidneys |
| Others | hypertension | require regular dialysis, waiting for kidney transplantation | require regular dialysis, waiting for kidney transplantation | hypertension |
CKD, chronic kidney disease.