[Beta 2 microglobulin in the diagnosis of reflux nephropathy in childhood].

The authors determined beta 2 microglobulin plasmatic and urinary levels in 35 children aged 1 month-14 years; 25 of them were suffering from reflux nephropathy. The results of this study indicate that B2 microglobulin concentrations in plasma and urine can be useful parameters to the clinical diagnosis and evaluation of severity of reflux nephropathy. In presence of reduced glomerular filtration rate B2 microglobulin plasmatic levels resulted significantly out of the normal range (mean = 3318; s.

[Evaluation of renal function in congenital cardiopathies in young children].

The authors evaluated some renal functional parameters of 23 children, the ages ranged 1 to 58 weeks; 8 were affected with cyanotic congenital heart disease and 15 with acyanotic forms. They showed the presence, already in this age, of some affections that are quiet similar to those affecting older children with heart disease. They tried to explain the renal functional deficiency in consideration of the literature data also.