Etiological and evolving profile of renal disability of children in hospital in Togo

31 Jul 2019
Akolly DAE, Tsevi YM, Djadou EK, Guedenon KM, Amekoudi EYM, Tsolenyanu E, Agbeko F, Takassi EO, Gbadoe AD, Atakouma Y

OBJECTIVE

To determine the etiological and evolutionary profile of renal failure of chidren in Togo.

METHODS

This is a cross-sectional study over the period of 12 months (2016-2017) including children aged 1 to 18 years hospitalized in the pediatric ward of Sylvanus Olympio university teaching hospital of Lome (Togo) for renal failure.

RESULTS

Of 2374 patients hospitalized in our unit, 58 (2.4%) had renal failure. The mean age was 8.17±4 years with a sex ratio of 1.32. The average consultation time was 11.9 days. The mean duration of hospitalization was 12.7±7.7 days. Thirty-seven patients (63.8%) were referred from a peripheral center. Thirty-seven children out of 58 (63.1%) were oligoanuric. Renal failure was acute in 94.8% and chronic in 5.2%. Anemia was found in 84.4% of children. The main etiologies found were severe malaria (63.8%), glomerulonephritis (10.3%) and nephrotic syndrome (10.3%). Thirteen children (22.4%) benefited from dialysis sessions. The evolution was favorable in 79.3% of the cases.

CONCLUSION

The renal failure of child is relatively common in our daily practice. The low socio-economic level and the lack of adapted equipment make the care difficult.