[Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease : a pediatric perspective].

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is the most prevalent inherited kidney disease. The disease is usually asymptomatic until adulthood. End-stage renal disease occurs generally after the age of 55 years, with a large inter-individual variability.

[Type 1 primary hyperoxaluria: From childhood to adult, how to manage adequately medical therapy compliance?].

We report the cases of three young patients suffering from type 1 primary hyperoxaluria, a metabolic genetic disorder characterized by intracellular accumulation of oxalate and which may result in end-stage renal disease with systemic impairment. A number of effective conservative therapeutic means are available for early management of affected children particularly when he is growing older. Despite the demonstrated efficacy of conservative therapy, compliance represents a major and daily challenge.

Ultrasound Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Neonate Renal Candidiasis.

Urinary tract infection by Candida Albicans is a severe condition that can occur in infants during the course of a preterm or intensive care hospitalization. Candidiasis can affect the kidney and dramatically impair renal function through involvement of the renal cortex, typically associated with potentially obstructive pelvi-caliceal fungus balls. This case report describes the case of a 4.

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of children with stage 3-5 chronic kidney disease.

The aim of this study was to report on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of Belgian children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Between 2001 and 2005, we followed 143 new successive patients younger than 20 years of age with a glomerular filtration rate of <60 ml/min/1.73 m(2) prospectively in a Belgian department of pediatric nephrology.