Setting: Twenty-one of 209 children admitted to the intensive care unit with meningococcal septicemia developed oliguric acute renal failure necessitating renal replacement therapy.
Patients: Twelve survivors underwent renal assessment at a median of 4.2 yrs postpresentation.
Result: Two had abnormal glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria, and hypertension; one had isolated proteinuria; and one had an isolated renal parenchymal defect on DMSA scan.
Conclusion: Long-term follow-up of this population is recommended.