title: [Spontaneous growth of children with chronic renal failure].
abstract: Several pathogenetic factors may contribute to the growth failure in patients with CRF. We have analysed retrospectively spontaneous growth in 30 patients with CRF and investigated the influence of various therapies (conservative therapy, hemodialysis and transplantation with different immunosuppressive therapy) on spontaneous growth. At diagnosis (age 8.5 +/- 0.8 years; mean +/- SEM) height was reduced in the whole group (-1.46 +/- 0.2 SDS; x +/- SEM). Height SDS decreased further during the observation period of two and three years in the hemodialysis group (-2.19 +/- 0.69) and in the group with conservative treatment (-2.58 +/- 0.93), respectively. After Tx (n = 26) patients received different types of immunosuppressive therapy: 18 patients received cyclosporin A and prednisone (4-6 mg/m2 BS) daily; 8 transplanted patients received azathioprine (2 mg/kg BW) additionally. After Tx height improved not significantly (-2.02 +/- 0.30 vs. -1.49 +/- 0.36 SDS and -2.52 +/- 0.64 vs. -2.05 +/- 0.24 SDS after three and two years, respectively) irrespective of the immunosuppressive therapeutic regime. In the whole patient group neither hemodialysis nor conservative treatment nor Tx caused a significant change in height SDS; the possible factors, that might be involved in growth failure, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Kinderklinik Wien.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kohlhauser
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Balzar
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Frisch
mesh_terms: D001379:Azathioprine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001827:Body Height / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine; D001379:Azathioprine