Table 1. Etiology of acute kidney injuries in children.
| Etiologies of Acute Kidney Injury | Number | (%) | |
| Prerenal (n=66) | Sepsis | 24 | 36.4 |
| Acute gastroenteritis | 15 | 22.7 | |
| Diabetic ketoacidosis | 8 | 12.1 | |
| Tetanus | 5 | 7.8 | |
| Meningococcemia | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Dengue shock syndrome | 2 | 3.0 | |
| Hepatorenal syndrome | 2 | 3.0 | |
| Congenital adrenal hyperplasia | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Tumor lysis syndrome | 4 | 6.1 | |
| Myocarditis | 3 | 4.5 | |
| Renal causes (n=53) | Drug-induced | 16 | 30.2 |
| Post-infectious glomerulonephritis | 6 | 11.3 | |
| Acute tubular necrosis | 2 | 3.8 | |
| Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis | 2 | 3.8 | |
| Lupus nephritis | 2 | 3.8 | |
| Crescentic glomerulonephritis | 2 | 3.8 | |
| Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis | 2 | 3.8 | |
| Hemolytic uremic syndrome | 13 | 24.5 | |
| Tubulointerstitial nephritis | 1 | 1.9 | |
| Malarial nephropathy | 5 | 9.4 | |
| Scorpion bite | 2 | 3.8 | |
| Postrenal (n=11) | Stone | 9 | 81.8 |
| Pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction | 2 | 18.2 | |