Paediatric end-stage renal disease in a tertiary hospital in South West Nigeria

BMC Nephrology

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 kidney^a	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.

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