Renal & Urological
Glomerular boundary filtration pathology and ascending urinary path infections.
2 subcategories • 6 reference files
Glomerular Boundary Filtration Pathology (3)
Severe Minimal Change Disease (Pediatric Nephrotic Syndrome)
Glomerular Podocyte Barrier Dysfunction Syndrome
2 to 7 Years (Accounts for over 85% of childhood nephrotic cases)
Severe Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis (APSGN)
Post-Streptococcal Immune Complex Glomerulopathy
5 to 12 Years (Rare under 3 years)
Emergency Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
Serious condition combining red-cell destruction, low platelets, and acute kidney injury.
Most common in children under 5 years.
Structural Urinary Anomalies & Infections (3)
Moderate Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Bacterial Colonization of the Urinary Tract
Infants and toddlers (Uncircumcised boys under 1 year, and girls under 4 years)
Moderate Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)
Congenital Retrograde Urinary Flow Dysfunction
Infants and Toddlers (Typically diagnosed following a febrile UTI; more common in girls)
Mild Nocturnal Enuresis (Bedwetting)
Involuntary night-time wetting beyond the age when bladder control is expected.
Children 5 years and older; common and usually outgrown.