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Item Spectrum of behavioural abnormalities in children with nephrotic syndrome in South Western Nigeria(JsciMed Central, 2015) Balogun, F.; Ademola, A. D.Nephrotic syndrome is a chronic childhood disease characterized by relapses and children with this condition tend to have behavioural problems associated with the disease. These behavioural problems are usually not anticipated in most resource limited settings and can be frightening thereby making the children and the care givers to be distressed. Seven children with nephrotic syndrome who developed various behavioural abnormalities while on admission were discussed. There were four girls and three boys with age range seven to fourteen years. The abnormal behaviours noted were visual and auditory hallucinations, inappropriate speech and behaviour, attempted suicide, attention seeking behaviour and social withdrawal. Those behavioural abnormalities were related to prednisolone therapy in five of the children. Diagnosis made wore psychosis and delirium while treatment given included counselling, Risperidone, Halloperidol, Diazepam and reduction or withdrawal of Prednisolone. Abnormal behaviour was not anticipated in those children so the caregivers were takon unaware. This can be worse in infants or in mild cases. Most of the behavioural abnormalities were also associated with the use of prednisolone. There is an urgent need to design guidelines for the management of behavioural abnormalities in nephrotic syndrome especially steroid therapy in resource limited settings. Harmonisation of the skills of paediatric nephrologist and child psychiatrist is also important to obtain the best outcome.Item Paediatric end-stage renal disease in a tertiary hospital in South West Nigeria(Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology, 2014) Asinobi, A. O.; Ademola, A. D.; Ogunkunle, O. O.; Mott S. A.Background: Children and adolescents with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in sub-Saharan Africa may have the worst outcomes globally. Barriers to management include late presentation, poor socioeconomic conditions, absence of medical insurance, limited diagnostic facilities and non-availability of chronic renal replacement therapy (RRT). Our study was to determine the incidence, aetiology, management and outcomes of paediatric ESRD in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. Methods: A retrospective case review of paediatric ESRD at the University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria, over 8 years, from January 2005 to December 2012. Results: 53 patients (56.6% male), median age 11 (inter quartile range 8.5-12) years were studied. Mean annual incidence of ESRD in Ibadan for children aged 14 years and below was 4 per million age related population (PMARP) while for those aged 5-14 years it was 6.0 PMARP. Glomerulonephritis was the cause in 41 (77.4%) patients amongst whom, 29 had chronic glomerulonephritis and 12 had nephrotic syndrome. Congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract (CAKUT) accounted for 11 (21.2%) cases, posterior urethral valves being the most common. Acute haemodialysis, acute peritoneal dialysis or a combination of these were performed in 33 (62.3%), 6 (11.3%) and 4 (7.5%) patients respectively. Median survival was 47 days and in-hospital mortality was 59%. Conclusions: Incidence of paediatric ESRD in Ibadan is higher than previous reports from sub-Saharan Africa. Glomerulonephritis, and then CAKUT are the most common causes. Mortality is high, primarily due to lack of resources. Preventive nephrology and chronic RRT programmes are urgently needed.Item Kidney disease in hospitalised HIV positive children in Ibadan, South West Nigeria(College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, 2012) Ademola, A. D.; Asinobi, O. O.; Oladokun, R. E.; Ogunkunle, O. O; Okolo, C. A; Ogbole. G. E.Background: There is a paucity of data on the clinicopathologic pattern of kidney disease in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) seropositive children from sub-Saharan Africa and non from South West Nigeria. Objective: To determine the clinical pattern and outcome of kidney disease among HIV positive children hospitalised at a tertiary hospital South West Nigeria Methodology: A retrospective study of all HIV positive children who were hospitalised and managed for kidney diseases over a period of 78 months at the University College Hospital Ibadan, South West Nigeria was reviewed. Patients were followed up over the duration of hospital admission. Results: Ten children (six males and four females) aged 4 -15(10.4±3.2) years were identified. Four presented in acute kidney injury, (AKI) three with nephrotic syndrome (NS) and two in chronic kidney failure (CKF). One patient had left renal artery stenosis. Renal biopsy performed in three children showed focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in two patients and membranous nephropathy in the third. Management included antiretroviral therapy, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and acute haemodialysis. Mortality was 40%. Conclusion: AKI, NS and CKF were the predominant clinical patterns of kidney disease in hospitalised HIV positive children and the mortality is highItem Peritoneal dialysis in childhood acute kidney injury: experience in Southwest Nigeria(International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, 2012) Ademola, A. D.; Asinobi, A. O.; Ogunkunle, O. O.; Yusuf, B. N.; Ojo, O. E.Background: The choices for renal replacement therapy (RRT) in childhood acute kidney injury (AKI) are lim¬ited in low-resource settings. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) appears to be the most practical modality for RRT in young children with AKI in such settings. Data from sub-Saharan Africa on the use of PD in childhood AKI are few. Methods: We performed a retrospective study of chil¬dren who underwent PD for AKI at a tertiary-care hospital in southwest Nigeria from February 2004 to March 2011 (85 months). Results: The study included 27 children (55.6% female). Mean age was 3.1 ± 2.6years, with the youngest being 7 days, and the oldest, 9 years. The causes of AKI were in¬travascular hemolysis (n = 11), septicemia (n = 8), acute glomerulonephritis (n = 3), gastroenteritis (n = 3), and hemolytic uremic syndrome (n = 2). Peritoneal dialysis was performed manually using percutaneous or adapted catheters. Duration of PD ranged from 6 hours to 12 days (mean: 5.0 ± 3.3 days). The main complications were peri¬tonitis (n = 10), pericatheter leakage (n = 9), and catheter outflow obstruction (n = 5). Of the 27 patients, 19 (70%) survived till discharge. Conclusions: In low-resource settings, PD can be suc¬cessfully performed for the management of childhood AKI. In our hospital, the use of adapted catheters may have contributed to the high complication rates. Peritoneal di¬alysis should be promoted for the management of childhood AKI in low-resource settings, and access to percutaneous or Tenckhoff catheters, dialysis fluid, and automated PD should be increased.