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01-05-2018 | Clinical Quiz
Can a hand radiograph indicate a special diagnosis in a child with chronic kidney disease? Questions
Authors:
Eren Soyaltın, Belde Kasap-Demir, Caner Alparslan, Seçil Arslansoyu-Çamlar, Elif Perihan Öncel, Özgür Kırbıyık, Demet Alaygut, Önder Yavaşcan, Gamze Türe, Fatma Mutlubaş
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Pediatric Nephrology
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Issue 5/2018
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Excerpt
A 5-year-old girl was admitted to the emergency department with diffuse edema on the eyelids and lower extremities and decreased urinary output. On physical examination, bibasilar crackles and distended abdomen with mild ascites were evident. Her height (100 cm) was below the 3rd percentile, weight (16 kg) was between the 10th and 25th percentiles, and blood pressure was 125/80 mmHg (>95p/95p). Her medical history was unremarkable, except for night blindness, which developed in the early childhood. There was no history of kidney disease in her family and her parents were
nonconsanguineous. …
