Author/Authors :
Ashraf, Mohd Lecturer Pediatric Nephrology - Department of Pediatrics - Govt Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. , Jan, Muzafar Department of Pediatrics - Govt Medical College - Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India , Ahmed Wani, Khurshid Department of Pediatrics - Govt Medical College - Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India , Ahmed, Parvez Department of Pediatrics - Govt Medical College - Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India , Ahmed, Javid Department of Community Medicine - SKIMS Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India , Nisar Ahmed, Sheikh Department of Pediatrics - Govt Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Abstract :
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children is a life-consuming ailment with a variable but progressive course. CKD, in particular, the end stage kidney disease (ESKD) affects multiple body systems complexed with secondary complications that significantly and adversely affect the growth, development and quality of life. Although uncommon in children, CKD poses unique challenges to the health care delivery system to manage the primary renal disorders and extrarenal manifestations of CKD along with a heavy socioeconomic burden. Despite the availability of better management tools, there is a rise in incidence and prevalence of pediatric CKD for which wide range short- and long-term planning is inevitable that will lure the medicos to acquire the advanced nephrological training and skills, besides providing quality infrastructure and sustained socio-economic support. Our review is aimed to provide recent advances regarding the evaluation and management of pediatric CKD and its complications.
Keywords :
Anemia , Children , End stage kidney disease , Epidemiology , Growth , Mineral and bone
