[Severe renal failure in a child]

G Ital Nefrol. 2004 Nov-Dec;21(6):581-6.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

A four-year-old male child was admitted with severe renal failure, apparently recent in onset and he was treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD). A renal biopsy showed interstitial cellular infiltration with crystals within the tubules and sclerotic glomeruli. Type I hyperoxaluria was diagnosed and the child received a liver and kidney transplant after 10 months of dialysis. Two years later, he has normal renal function, and blood and urine oxalate levels are within normal ranges.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Hyperoxaluria, Primary / diagnosis*
  • Hyperoxaluria, Primary / etiology
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Male
  • Oxalates / blood
  • Oxalates / metabolism*
  • Oxalates / urine
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Renal Insufficiency / complications
  • Renal Insufficiency / diagnosis*
  • Renal Insufficiency / metabolism
  • Renal Insufficiency / pathology
  • Renal Insufficiency / surgery
  • Renal Insufficiency / therapy*
  • Severity of Illness Index

Substances

  • Oxalates