OCULAR CHANGES IN PEDIATRIC CHRONIC RENAL DISORDERS
MERVAT EL-REFAI EL-SOBKI;
Abstract
The present study was carried out at the Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Children's Hospital, Ain Shams University during the period from December 1999 till May 2000. It included
50 patients with nephrotic syndrome (40 patients were on steroid
treatment and 10 patients were stopped steroids). It also included
71 patients with CRF (21 patients on conservative treatment and
50 patients on maintenance HD).
In this study, we attempted to assess the possible ocular changes that might affect patients suffering from chronic renal diseases.
Cataracts was found in 10% of patients with nephrotic syndrome , in 12% of patients with CRF on maintenance HD, and in 4.7% of CRF patients on conservative treatment. Conjunctival and limbal calcification was detected in 6% of CRF patients on maintenance HD. Glaucoma was detected in 4.7% of CRF patients on conservative treatment.
Recurrent infection was found in 12.5% of nephrotic patients on steroid treatment. Phlycten was found in 2.5% of those patients.
Decreased visual acuity was found in 15% of nephrotic patients, 30% ofCRF patients on maintenance HD, and in 14.2% of patients on conservative treatment.
50 patients with nephrotic syndrome (40 patients were on steroid
treatment and 10 patients were stopped steroids). It also included
71 patients with CRF (21 patients on conservative treatment and
50 patients on maintenance HD).
In this study, we attempted to assess the possible ocular changes that might affect patients suffering from chronic renal diseases.
Cataracts was found in 10% of patients with nephrotic syndrome , in 12% of patients with CRF on maintenance HD, and in 4.7% of CRF patients on conservative treatment. Conjunctival and limbal calcification was detected in 6% of CRF patients on maintenance HD. Glaucoma was detected in 4.7% of CRF patients on conservative treatment.
Recurrent infection was found in 12.5% of nephrotic patients on steroid treatment. Phlycten was found in 2.5% of those patients.
Decreased visual acuity was found in 15% of nephrotic patients, 30% ofCRF patients on maintenance HD, and in 14.2% of patients on conservative treatment.
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| Title | OCULAR CHANGES IN PEDIATRIC CHRONIC RENAL DISORDERS | Other Titles | التأثيرات البصريه المصاحبه لامراض الكلى المزمنه فى الاطفال | Authors | MERVAT EL-REFAI EL-SOBKI | Issue Date | 2001 |
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