| Abstrakt: |
Renal disease in children may present with overt abnormalities clearly associated with the urinary tract, such as the development of macroscopic haematuria or profound oliguria. However, in many instances symptoms may be very non specific or seemingly mild. Children with chronic renal failure present with a wide variety of symptoms including enuresis, failure to thrive, short stature, lethargy and pallor. The onset may be silent and the progress insidious, with symptoms only developing late in its course. Urinary tract infection in infants and small children may, in contrast to older children, present with non-specific manifestations including poor feeding, vomiting, irritability, abdominal pain, failure to thrive, lethargy and restlessness. The possibility of renal disease should therefore be considered in the differential diagnosis of any child presenting to hospital with acute or chronic symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
