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Table 2 Clinical indications for renal biopsy, and distribution of pathohistological diagnosis in all biopsied patients (N = 54)

From: Epidemiology of 10-year paediatric renal biopsies in the region of southern Croatia

Syndrome

Number

Percentage

Isolated haematuria

9

16.7

Non-nephrotic proteinuria

1

1.9

Non-nephrotic proteinuria with haematuria

12

22.2

Pure nephrotic syndrome without hematuria

14

25.9

Nephritic syndrome with nephrotic proteinuria

10

18.5

Acute renal failure

4

7.4

Chronic renal failure

3

5.5

Acute nephritic syndrome

1

1.9

Pathohistological diagnoses

 Mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis (MesPGN)

1

1.9

 IgA nephropathy (IgAN)

13

24.1

 Henoch-Schӧnlein purpura glomerulonephritis (HSPN)

8

14.8

 Tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN)

2

3.7

 Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)

6

11.1

 Endoproliferative glomerulonephritis (EDGN)

1

1.9

 Alport syndrome (AS)

6

11.1

 Thin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN)

1

1.9

 Minimal change disease (MCD)

9

16.7

 Crescentic GN

1

1.9

 Membranous glomerulopathy (MGN)

2

3.7

 Lupus nephritis (LN)

1

1.9

 C1q nephropathy (C1qN)

1

1.9

 Focal segmental necrotizing glomerulonephritis (FSNGN)

1

1.9

 C3 glomerulopathy (C3G)

1

1.9