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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-11
pubmed:abstractText
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a relatively common form of pediatric polycystic kidney disease with an incidence of 1:20,000 live births. Previous reports, primarily from populations of European origin, indicate that the clinical presentation and disease course are quite variable. Using a retrospective study design, we sought to determine whether the clinical course and outcome of our multi-ethnic patient cohort differs from the published literature. A 10-year (1990-2000) retrospective study was conducted in which we reviewed the clinical, histopathological, and imaging records of our 31 ARPKD patients. Patients were diagnosed between 0 and 14 years of age, with 17 (55%) presenting within the 1st month of life. The mean follow-up was 67 months and age at last follow-up ranged from 0.5 to 16 years. Of the 17 patients diagnosed as neonates, 11 (65%) had respiratory insufficiency complicated by pneumothoraces. Two died shortly after birth and 2 died within the 1st year of life due to respiratory failure. Among the 13 neonatal survivors, 7 (54%) developed progressive renal insufficiency, whereas 6 of 14 (43%) of those children who presented beyond 1 month of age developed renal insufficiency. Hypertension was present in 55% of our patients, with nearly all neonatal survivors requiring antihypertensive management. Evidence of portal hypertension was found in 10 (37%) of the 27 patients who survived the 1st year of life. In our multi-ethnic ARPKD cohort, the 1-year survival rate (87%) and the clinical variability are comparable to those previously reported. With the recent identification of the PKHD1 gene, characterization of disease-causing mutations should provide new insights into the molecular basis for this phenotypic variability.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0931-041X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
119-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease: outcomes from a single-center experience.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G1X8, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article