%0 Journal Article
%T Subclinical nephritic syndrome in children cohabiting with pediatric patients, Presenting acute nephritic syndrome
%A Guerrero-Tinoco Gustavo Adolfo
%A Julio-Barrios Emil
%J Revista Ciencias Biom¨¦dicas
%D 2012
%I Universidad de Cartagena
%X Introduction: subclinical nephritic syndrome is the presence of hematuria, hypocomplementemiaand/or proteinuria without the presence of signs and/or symptoms.Objective: to determine the incidence of subclinical nephritic syndrome in childrenliving with pediatric patients diagnosed with acute nephritic syndrome.Methods: family visit to identify children living together in the two previous months, with pediatric patients hospitalized with acute nephritic syndrome, at Hospital InfantilNapoleon Franco Pareja, in Cartagena, Colombia, from February 1, 2007 to January 31,2008. A complete medical history, urinalysis and serum levels of C3 and C4 were done.Results: Fifty-nine household contacts were identified and studied. No cases ofsubclinical nephritic syndrome were detected. No cases of microscopic hematuria.Hypocomplementemia was observed in 8.4% of children living together.Conclusions: Although the small sample, there were no cases of nephritic syndromesubclinical noted that household contacts are at increased risk than the generalpopulation. Studies should be conducted with more patients and cohabitants.RESUMEN:Introducci¨®n: s¨ªndrome nefr¨ªtico subcl¨ªnico es la presencia de hematuria, hipocomplementemiay/o proteinuria sin presencia de signos y/o s¨ªntomas cl¨ªnicos.Objetivo: determinar la incidencia del s¨ªndrome nefr¨ªtico subcl¨ªnico en ni os queconviven con pacientes pedi¨¢tricos con diagn¨®stico de s¨ªndrome nefr¨ªtico agudo (SNA).M¨¦todos: se realiz¨® visita familiar para identificar a ni os convivientes, en los dosmeses previos, con pacientes pedi¨¢tricos hospitalizados con SNA en el Hospital InfantilNapole¨®n Franco Pareja, en Cartagena, Colombia, entre el 1 de febrero de 2007 y el 31de enero de 2008. Se realiz¨® historia cl¨ªnica, uroan¨¢lisis y niveles s¨¦ricos de C3 y C4.Resultados: cincuenta y nueve contactos familiares fueron identificados y estudiados.Ning¨²n caso de s¨ªndrome nefr¨ªtico subcl¨ªnico fue detectado. Ning¨²n caso de hematuriamicrosc¨®pica. Hipocomplementemia fue observada en el 8.4% de los ni os convivientes.Conclusiones: aunque en la peque a muestra estudiada, no se observaron casos des¨ªndrome nefr¨ªticos subcl¨ªnico, se ha se alado que los contactos familiares tienen mayorriesgo para desarrollarlo que la poblaci¨®n general. Deben realizarse estudios con mayorn¨²mero de pacientes y convivientes.
%K Glomerulonephritis
%K hematuria
%K hypocomplementemia
%K proteinuria
%K Nephritic syndrome.
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