A comparison of health-related quality of life between continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and automated peritoneal dialysis in children with stage 5 chronic kidney disease in Thailand: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is one of the main goals in managing stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, limited evidence compares HRQoL between continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) in children. This open-label randomized controlled trial (RCT) aimed to compare HRQoL in pediatric patients with stage 5 CKD receiving CAPD vs.

Outcomes of pediatric deceased donor kidney transplant in northeast Thailand.

Background: Kidney transplantation (KT) is the best therapy in children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), however, improving long-term graft survival remains challenging. The aim of this study was to determine graft survival and potential risk factors in pediatric patients who undergo deceased donor KT with a steroid-based regimen.

Methods: The medical records of children who underwent their first deceased donor KT in Srinagarind Hospital (Khon Kaen, Thailand) between 2001 and 2020 were reviewed.

Clinical manifestations and pathological correlation of immunoglobulin A nephropathy in children.

Background: IgA nephropathy in children has various clinical manifestations. Kidney biopsy is a gold standard for diagnosis by using Oxford classification 2016 with few studies about the correlation between clinical and pathology manifestations. This study aims to find these correlations at the time of diagnosis and during short-term follow-up.

Molecular Diagnosis of Solute Carrier Family 4 Member 1 (SLC4A1) Mutation-Related Autosomal Recessive Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis.

Background: Two common mutations of the solute carrier family 4 member 1 (SLC4A1) gene, namely, Southeast Asian ovalocytosis (SAO) and band 3 Bangkok 1 (G701D), cause autosomal recessive distal renal tubular acidosis (AR dRTA) in ethnic Southeast Asian populations. In this study, we applied the high-resolution melting (HRM) method for screening of AR dRTA associated with SLC4A1 mutations in 10 new patients with unknown cause(s) of AR dRTA.

Methods: We analyzed SAO and G701D mutations in the patients and their family members using HRM.

Lupus Anticoagulant-hypoprothrombinemia Syndrome (LAC-HPS) in Children With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Report of 3 Cases.

Lupus anticoagulant, also known as lupus antibody, is generally associated with thrombosis rather than bleeding events. Lupus anticoagulant-hypoprothrombinemia syndrome in children is rather rare but can lead to mild to life-threatening bleeding. Here, we report 3 cases of lupus anticoagulant-hypoprothrombinemia syndrome associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Enamel defect and gingival enlargement in pediatric patients with kidney disease at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.

Background: Although many complications from kidney disease therapy can be prevented or effectively treated, oral health problems are nevertheless a consequence.

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the prevalence of enamel defect and gingival enlargement in pediatric patients with kidney disease at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.

Material And Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted between January and August 2013, at SrinagarindHospital, Khon Kaen University.

De novo lupus nephritis in a renal transplanted child: a case report.

De novo lupus nephritis (LN) is a rare complication in renal transplantation recipients. We present the clinical manifestations of de novo LN in a 12-year-old boy who received a cadaveric renal transplant. The cause of end-stage renal disease was prune belly syndrome with renal dysplasia.

Risk factors and outcome of atypical acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis in pediatrics.

We conducted this study to identify the clinical features and risk factors for atypical acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN). Thirty-five cases of atypical APSGN treated at Srinagarind Hospital during 2002-2009 were compared with 27 typical cases. The clinical symptoms, anti-streptococcal antibody titers, and laboratory data at the first hospital visit were compared between the two groups.

Disseminated histoplasmosis in a renal transplant child.

Disseminated histoplasmosis has occasionally been documented in solid organ transplant patients in some endemic areas. Early diagnosis and treatment are associated with good outcomes. In this report the authors describe the clinical characteristics and natural history of undiagnosed disseminated histoplasmosis in a child who underwent a cadaveric renal transplant at a tertiary healthcare center in northeastern Thailand.

Peritonitis in children receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in northeast Thailand.

Objective: To clarify the peritonitis rate and to characterize the differences between the peritonitis and non-peritonitis group in ESRD children using continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Material And Method: The authors reviewed the medical records of ESRD children under 15 years old at the time of PD catheter placement, who received CAPD in Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University between 1994 and 2007.

Results: Eighteen male andfifteen female patients were identified Their mean age at the time of PD catheter placement was 11.

Pediatric renal transplantation: a single-center experience in northeast Thailand.

Objective: To clarify the demographic data, outcomes and complications of renal transplantation in children at Srinagarind (university) Hospital.

Material And Method: The authors reviewed the medical records of children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who received renal transplantation at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen, between August 2001 and July 2008.

Results: Eight male and seven female patients were identified Their mean age was 12.

Complications of peritoneal dialysis in children with Eagle-Barrett syndrome.

Eagle Barrett syndrome (EBS) is characterized by the triad of abdominal muscle deficiency, urinary tract abnormalities, and cryptorchidism. Approximately 25% of patients with EBS progress to end-stage renal disease. It is speculated that the abdominal muscular defects in EBS pose technical problems in achieving successful peritoneal dialysis (PD).