Occult Kidney Dysfunction in Children With Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia

• Main Authors: Nurwahida, Mohd Zikre, Nor A., Muhamad, Caroline S. Y., Eng, Nur E., Zailanalhuddin, Charles, Lai Dekun, Jen C., Foo, Suet L., Yap, Hany, Ariffin, Karmila, Abu Bakar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers in Pediatrics 2021
• Subjects: RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43620/3/Occult.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43620/; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.754813/full#h10; https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.754813

Background: Thalassemia is the commonest hemoglobinopathy in Southeast Asia. Kidney dysfunction is an underreported sequelae in children with thalassemia. We conducted a retrospective study to identify the prevalence of and predisposing factors for kidney dysfunction in children with transfusion-dep...