End-stage renal failure, reflux nephropathy and Feingold's syndrome.

Pediatr Nephrol

Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK.

Published: January 2008

Feingold's syndrome is a recognised syndrome of organ maldevelopment. Renal abnormalities are not a consistent feature. We report the case of a girl with Feingold's syndrome who had developed end-stage renal failure by the age of 6 years. We recommend that urinary tract imaging be carried out in all children suspected of having Feingold's syndrome.

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