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Keywords
nephrology; renal; urea; creatinine
Key points
- With increasing gestation, higher values of serum urea and creatinine are seen at birth, followed by an inverse correlation from day two of life.
- Since the introduction of caffeine citrate and better awareness of neonatal acute kidney injury, we demonstrate an improvement in renal profiles of extremely premature infants.
- We provide the first detailed description on the renal biomarkers of infants born under 24 weeks’ gestation.
Also published in Infant:
VOLUME 16/ISSUE 4, JULY 2020
A male infant who was born in poor condition exhibited a persistently raised creatinine level over the first 14 days of life but showed no neurological signs of a significant hypoxic insult. A diagnosis of Finnish-type congenital nephrotic syndrome was eventually made by genetic testing. For neonates presenting with unusual or rare underlying pathologies there may be a period of time in which their signs and symptoms are attributed to a more common pathology. This case report illustrates that alternative more unusual diagnoses must be considered and explored when symptoms and results do not follow an expected course.
