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Introduction: The development of the human kidney starts in the first trimester.[3] The embryological development of the kidney is a complex process occurring between the sixth to eighth weeks of life, while the ascent of the kidney occurs during the ninth week Methodology: Present study work was conducted at Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune. It was cross sectional study. Based on hospital records, subjects with renal diseases below five years of age were found to be on an average 10 cases per month. Considering this as baseline data and an acceptable error of 10%, sample size is 132 by WINPEPI Software. It is rounded off to 140. Results : Maximum cases, 62 (44.3%) were contributed by AKI, where 31 (22.1%) were in the 13-30 months age group, followed by 19 cases (13.6%) <1 month and 12 cases (8.6%) in the 1-12 months age group. 38(27.1%) cases of CAKUT were seen, with a similar pattern of age wise distribution as that of AKI. UTI contributed to 33 cases (23.6%) followed by 31 cases (22.1%) of nephrotic syndrome. Conclusion: From this we may conclude that, significant number of children are diagnosed with renal and urinary tract diseases with delayed ages of presentation, which could be prevented or treated if timely diagnosed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
