Table 2.
Pattern of aetiology of end-stage renal disease and associated features among affected children and adolescents
| Diagnosis | N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Glomerulonephritis |
Chronic glomerulonephritis (Non-nephrotic) |
29 (54.7) |
|
| Unknown aetiology, n = 23 |
|
|
|
| HIV seropositivity, n = 3 |
|
|
|
| HBsAg seropositivity, n = 2 |
|
|
|
| Sickle Cell Nephropathy, n = 1 |
|
|
|
| Nephrotic syndrome |
12 (22.6) |
|
|
| Unknown aetiology, n = 7 |
|
|
|
| FSGS, n = 2 |
|
|
|
| HBsAg seropositivity, n = 2 |
|
|
|
| CCHDX (Tricuspid atresia), n = 1 |
|
|
|
| |
Subtotal |
|
41 (77.4) |
| Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract |
PUV |
6 (11.3) |
|
| Right sided solitary kidneya |
2 (3.8) |
|
|
| Others |
3 (5.7) |
|
|
| |
Subtotal |
|
11 (20.8) |
| Malignancy |
Bilateral non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the kidneys |
1 (1.9) |
|
| |
Subtotal |
|
1 (1.9) |
| Total | 53 (100.0) | ||
aOne of the patients with right sided solitary kidneys presented with nephrotic syndrome.
CCHDX: Cyanotic congenital heart disease; FSGS: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus; HIVAN: Human immunodeficiency virus-1-associated nephropathy; PUV: Posterior urethral valves.