DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2016.v04i05.017

Pages: 1530-1535

Chronic kidney disease is characterized by permanent decline of kidney function that steadily proceeds to End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) which is evolving as a serious public health problem. Causes of CKD differ in children from that reported in adult patients. Main objective of present study was to determine the causes, clinical presentation and biochemical disturbances in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This was an observational study of 59 children who presented to us with CKD in Pediatric nephrology division of a tertiary care center in India. In this study, CKD was common among males. Schwartz formula was applied to calculate the Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR). The stage 5 was the most common presentation among both males and females. Hypoplastic kidney/Dysplastic kidney was the most common cause of CKD. Anemia was the most common presentation. Most of the children were on conservative management.