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An unusual case of renal failure: Questions

Authors: Alison Ma, Rukshana Shroff, Stephen D. Marks

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 1/2017

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An 18-day-old first-born baby of non-consanguineous parents presented to our hospital with poor feeding and 18 % weight loss on day 8 of life. He was born at 42 + 2 weeks gestation by emergency Caesarean section due to failure of progress with a birth weight of 4.078 kg. His antenatal history was uneventful with normal anomaly scans. He was noted to be a poor feeder but otherwise normal physical examination. His parents were advised to top-up his feeds at home. His weight improved initially but he became progressively lethargic and floppy on day 17 of life. There was no history of fever, diarrhea, or vomiting. …

Title: An unusual case of renal failure: Questions
Authors: Alison Ma
Rukshana Shroff
Stephen D. Marks
Publication date: 01-01-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-015-3288-y

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