Introduction: Mental health problems, such as anxiety, depression, and ineffective family coping, in children with lupus nephritis (LN) can increase the severity and affect the management of the disease, thus affecting the quality of life (QoL) of patients. Objective: Analyzing the association between levels of depression, anxiety, coping, disease activity on the QoL of pediatric patients with LN. Patients and Methods: There were 62 pediatric LN participants (16 participants in the induction phase and 46 participants in the maintenance phase). Participants were measured for anxiety, depression, coping, disease activity (systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index/SLEDAI), and QoL. The measurement results were compared between induction and maintenance groups. Analysis of the association between anxiety, depression, coping, and disease activity with the QoL of children with LN used a multiple logistic regression test with p <0.05. Results:: The measurement results obtained anxiety (induction = 69.06±3.92 and maintenance = 45.24±10.33; p <0.001), depression (induction = 69.88±3.34 and maintenance = 42.20±9.12; p <0.001), coping (induction = 99.88±12.93 and maintenance = 115.67±7.34; p <0.001), SLEDAI (induction = 15.81±12.58 and maintenance = 0.43±1.26; p <0.001), and QoL (induction = 49.92 ±12.44 and maintenance = 88.15±8.06; p <0.001).. Anxiety level in the induction group (p = 0.043) and maintenance group (p <0.001; p = 0.032; p = 0.008; p = 0.009). Depression level in the induction group (p = 0.031) and maintenance group (p = 0.024; p = 0.042; p = 0.003). SLEDAI score in the maintenance group (p = 0.003; p = 0.003). Coping in induction group (p = 0.016; p = 0.016) and maintenance group (p = 0.005). Conclusion: Mental health disorders reduce the QoL of LN children, and the level of QoL in induction phase is lower than maintenance phase.

Lowe syndrome (the oculocerebrorenal syndrome of Lowe, OCRL) is a multisystem disorder characterized by anomalies affecting the eyes, nervous system and kidneys.1-3 The disorder was first recognized by Lowe et al. in 1952, and described as a unique syndrome with organic aciduria, decreased renal ammonia production, hydrophthalmos, and mental retardation. In 1954, renal Fanconi syndrome was recognized as being associated with Lowe syndrome and in 1965, a recessive X-linked pattern of inheritance was determined.2,4 Lowe syndrome is a very rare disease, with an estimated prevalence in the general population of 1 in 500,000. According to the Lowe Syndrome Association (LSA) in the USA, the estimated prevalence is between 1 and 10 affected males in 1,000,000 people, with 190 living in the year 2000. The Italian Association of Lowe Syndrome estimated that there were 34 Lowe syndrome patients (33 boys and one girl) living in Italy in the year 2005.2,4,5 It almost exclusively affects males.6 Physicians may not be familiar with Lowe syndrome due to its rarity.4

Background Renal involvement during the clinical course of

Lactobacillus plantarum IS-10506 is a novel probiotic isolated from Indonesian traditional fermented buffalo milk dadih. Probiotics are clinically proven to be effective in accelerating recovery after urinary tract infection (UTI) and in decreasing recurrent UTI in children with or without structural disorders of the urinary tract. This study aimed to investigate the role of the probiotic L. plantarum IS-10506 in activating and regenerating renal epithelial stem cells in pyelonephritic rats. Fifty-five 20-weeks-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomised into control, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and treatment (LPS and probiotic) groups. Pyelonephritis was induced with Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 LPS administered via a urethral catheter on the first experimental day to the LPS and treatment groups. Microencapsulated L. plantarum IS-10506 was orally administered once daily for up to 14 days to the treatment group. On days 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14, five rats per group were sacrificed and their kidneys were immunohistochemically analysed for production of interleukin (IL)-10, lipocalin-2 and Ki-67 in the renal tubular cells. IL-10 production was upregulated starting from day 3 through day 14 in the treatment group (P<0.05) compared with that in the control and LPS groups. Moreover, treatment with the probiotic led to increased activation of renal tubular stem cell, as indicated by a higher lipocalin-2 production, and further proliferation of renal tubular stem cells was documented by a higher Ki-67 production. Taken together, these results indicate that the anti-inflammatory probiotic L. plantarum IS-10506 improves renal injury in pyelonephritic rats by activating endogenous renal tubular stem cells to proliferate into mature renal tubular epithelial cells.

Background Persistent proteinuria (microalbuminuria) has

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Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the secondleading cause of infection in children, following respiratorytract infections. Repeat urine cultures after antibiotic treatmentare routinely obtained in clinical practice to verify proof ofbacteriologic cure. The American Academy of Pediatrics doesnot recommended repeat cultures, due to increased cost anddiscomfort to patients.Objective To determine the frequency of positive repeat urinecultures after 3 days of antibiotics in children 'With UTIs.Methods We conducted a retrospective study on childrenwith UTIs who visited the Division of Pediatric Nephrology,Department of Child Health at Dr. Soetomo Hospital, Surabayafrom January 2006 to December 2011. Results of repeat urinecultures were obtained after 3 days of antibiotic treatment.Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data.Results Of the 779 pediatric UTI cases, repeat urine cultureswere performed in 264 (33.9%) cases. Of the 264 patients whocomprised our study, there were similar numbers of girls and boys(50.4% vs. 49.6%, respectively). The mean age of patients was43.9 (SD 1.59) months and 35.5% of subjects were aged under 1year. In the initial urine cultures of our subjects, Escherichia coliwas the most common organism found, v,ith 92 cases (34.8%),compared to 58 cases (21.9%) of Klebsiella pneumoniae and 29cases (10.9%) of Pseudom.onas aeruginosa. Repeat urine culturesshowed no bacterial growth in 168 cases (63.6%).Conclusion Mostly negative repeat urine cultures v,ill probablyobviate the need of this test in daily routine practice. [PaediatrIndanes.2012,52:170·4].

Highlights:1. In patients younger than one year old, cystitis was more frequent in boys. Meanwhile, in patients aged 1-5, girls were more frequent in pyelonephritis and cystitis.2. In pyelonephritis, all patients had fever, followed by diarrhea and lethargy.3. Urinary symptoms, such as dysuria and hematuria, were more frequent in cystitis than in pyelonephritis. AbstractIntroduction: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common infection in children. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of this infection are important to prevent further damage to the kidney. This study aimed to examine the clinical profile of children with pyelonephritis and cystitis in Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya.Methods: This was a descriptive study conducted in Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, from June 2013 until December 2015, using secondary data and presented by percentage. Samples included in this study were children aged two months to five years old with UTI as a primary or secondary diagnosis of diarrhea and had urine culture results ≥ 105 CFU/ml.Results: There were 30 patients with pyelonephritis and 27 patients with cystitis. The prevalence of pyelonephritis was 0.285% and of cystitis was 0.247%. In pyelonephritis patients younger than one-year-old, boys and girls were equal. However, boys (60%) were more frequent in cystitis patients. In both pyelonephritis and cystitis patients aged 1-5, girls were more frequent (56.3%; 64.7%).  In pyelonephritis patients, all patients were found with fever, followed by diarrhea (60%) and lethargy (56.7%) as the two most common symptoms. The two most common symptoms in cystitis patients were lethargy (44.4%) and irritability (33.3%). Urinary symptoms, such as dysuria and hematuria, were more frequent in cystitis (11.1%; 7.4%) patients than in pyelonephritis patients.Conclusion: Boys were more frequent to suffer urinary tract infections. Systemic symptoms were frequently found in pyelonephritis patients, while urinary symptoms were more frequent in cystitis patients.