Kidney Disease in Children

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Kidney Disease in Children

Kidney Disease in Children is a series of fact sheets developed by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health. These fact sheets introduce the major causes of kidney disease and kidney failure in children, provide detailed explanations of the treatment options, and discuss complications of kidney disease and its treatment.

	Overview of Kidney Diseases in Children Describes the major causes of kidney disease and kidney failure in children. Lists the risk factors for kidney disease and explains the difference between acute kidney disease and chronic kidney disease.
	Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome Describes the symptoms of and treatments for nephrotic syndrome in children. Includes a discussion of minimal change disease and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome.
	Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Explains how the condition develops after E. coli infection in the digestive tract and describes the treatments available.
	Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure in Children Describes the treatment options--transplantation, peritoneal dialysis, and hemodialysis--for kidney failure.
	Growth Failure in Children With Kidney Disease Explains the problems that can be caused by kidney disease and describes the therapies available to minimize those problems.
	School and Family Problems of Children With Kidney Failure Describes psychosocial problems that can accompany kidney disease, including issues of fitting in at school, financial demands of treatment, and family stresses, and the role of the social worker and other members of the health care team who are available to help families handle these problems.
Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Cache Date: December 10, 2004

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