Udo Vester, Augustin Fombah, Maite Hölscher, Danlami Garba, Mary Tapgun, Pamela Collier N'Jai, Philipp Mendy, Gibril Bass, Abdul K Muhammad, Suzanne T Anderson, Abdoulie Sanneh, Charles Onyeama, Udo Helmchen, Khalifa Bojang, Peter F Hoyer, Tumani Corrah
In West Africa, kidney diseases are frequently seen, but diagnostic and therapeutic options are poor due to limited access to specialized facilities. To unravel the etiology and develop clinical guidelines, we collected clinical data and results of kidney biopsies in 121 pediatric and mostly young adult patients with edema and proteinuria in The Gambia. Workup included clinical examination, urine and serum analysis, and kidney biopsy findings. Selected cases were treated with steroids. Results: The median age was 14...
2022: Frontiers in Pediatrics