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Chronic renal failure in children: an epidemiological survey in Lorraine (France) 1975–1990

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A comprehensive investigation in Lorraine from 1975 to 1990 identified 127 children (73 boys, 54 girls) under 16 years with chronic renal failure (CRF). From 1975–1980 to 1985–1990 the mean annual incidence of pre-terminal CRF decreased from 12.7 to 7.5 per million children under 16 years of age. The incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in children increased from 5.6 to 7.5 per million with a peak of 9.1. The prevalence of preterminal CRF was variable (29.4–54) and the prevalence of ESRD increased from 15.5 to 37.0 per million children. Acquired nephropathies were observed in 30.7% and congenital nephropathies in 68.5%. Although patients with acquired nephropathies had only slightly higher serum creatinine levels, they progressed more rapidly to ESRD than those with congenital disease: mean 1.8 years versus 3.85 years after diagnosis of pre-terminal of CRF (P<0.02). Ten years after onset of pre-terminal CRF, 94% with acquired and 69% of those with congenital nephropathies had started renal replacement therapy (P<0.001). It is unclear whether the decrease in preterminal CRF reflects a reduced number of children with kidney disease reaching CRF or is the result of a real delay in the progression due to better therapeutic management.

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Deleau, J., Andre, J.L., Briancon, S. et al. Chronic renal failure in children: an epidemiological survey in Lorraine (France) 1975–1990. Pediatr Nephrol 8, 472–476 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00856534

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