When the Progresses in Neonatology Lead to Severe Congenital Nephron Deficit: is There a Pilot in the NICU?

Overview

Journal Pediatr Nephrol

Specialties Nephrology
Pediatrics

Date 2021 Nov 11

PMID 34761299

Citations 3

Authors

Silvia Iacobelli

Jean-Pierre Guignard

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Abstract

Advances in the care of neonates to the extreme limits of viability have increased the risk of severe comorbidities in surviving preemies. The respiratory and the neurodevelopmental consequences of premature birth and/or intra-uterine growth retardation have been well described. Because of the usual clinical silence of the kidney, the long-term renal consequences of low birth weight have not been as well studied. A case report illustrates the risk factors associated with low birth weight and prematurity and discusses the pathogenesis of the late consequences of the congenital nephron deficit associated with a low birth weight. Practical recommendations are given for a tight follow-up of these newly born preemies.

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