Journal ArticlePediatr 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 ...
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Journal ArticlePediatr 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 ...
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Journal ArticleFront 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 ...
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Journal ArticlePediatr 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 ...
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