Profile of Nephrotic Syndrome Among Libyan Children in Benghazi for the Year 2016

Lubna Jamal Abdulmalek

Abstract


Introduction: Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a clinical picture characterized by severe proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, edema and hypercholesterolemia.

Methods: A retrospective study was carried out to describe the disease pattern among Libyan children admitted to Benghazi children hospital during the year 2016. The medical data was analysed using SPSS software.

Results: Out of 105 patients with NS aged between 6 days and 15 years, 69.5% were boys and 30.5% were girls, with a mean age 4.9±3.7 years. 89% of the nephrotic children had Idiopathic type. ,57% of the known cases who diagnosed before as nephrotic syndrome were steroid responsive and 21% of them  had frequent relapses.

Conclusion and Recommendations:  Idiopathic NS was the most common type and males outnumber female patients

Further studies of childhood NS  in Libya are recommended to know the exact prevalence and incidence rate of the disease.

 

Keywords: Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, proteinuria, steroid responsive, frequent relapses, Libyan children


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Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, proteinuria, steroid responsive, frequent relapses, Libyan children

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