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Reeti Kumar

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Nephrology
2301 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications


Defining kidney outcomes in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the modern era.

Journal Article Pediatr Nephrol · September 2022 BACKGROUND: To define the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and hypertension (HTN) in pediatric patients diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) over a recent 9-year period. METHODS: This study is a retrospecti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Extent of hypertension and renal injury in children surviving acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Journal Article Pediatr Blood Cancer · September 2022 BACKGROUND: Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) fortunately has high survival rates, and understanding longer term implications of therapy is critical. In this study, we aimed to investigate kidney health outcomes by assessing the prevalence of re ... Full text Link to item Cite

Case Report: Unusual Aggregation of Different Glomerulopathies in a Family Resolved by Genetic Testing and Reverse Phenotyping.

Journal Article Front Pediatr · 2022 Glomerular diseases (GDs) are a major cause of chronic kidney disease in children. The conventional approach to diagnosis of GDs includes clinical evaluation and, in most cases, kidney biopsy to make a definitive diagnosis. However, in many cases, clinical ... Full text Link to item Cite

Caffeine exposure and acute kidney injury in premature infants with necrotizing enterocolitis and spontaneous intestinal perforation.

Journal Article Pediatr Nephrol · April 2019 BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in preterm infants, but specific therapies remain scarce. Recent studies have demonstrated an association between caffeine exposure and less frequent AKI in the first 7-10 days after birth. We hypothesized th ... Full text Link to item Cite