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Original Article
Nephrology (Genitourinary)
Hypercalciuria and febrile convulsion in children under 5 years old
Vahid Seddighi Gorabi, Bahram Nikkhoo, Obeidollah Faraji, Mona Mohammadkhani, Sattar Mirzaee, Mohammad Aziz Rasouli, Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2018;61(4):129-131.   Published online April 23, 2018
Purpose

The association between hypercalciuria and febrile convulsion is controversial. The present study aimed to investigate the statistical association between hypercalciuria and childhood febrile convulsions.

Methods

Overall, 160 children aged 6 months to 5 years, including 80 children with febrile convulsion and 80 febrile children without convulsion (comparison group), were recruited. All laboratory tests, including 24-hour urine calcium, were undertaken in an academic...

Case Report
A Case of Xanthogranulonatous Pyelinephritis with Idiopathic Hypercalciruia in a Child
Young Jun Kim, Hyun Joo Kwak, Keun Haeng Cho, Kee Hwan Yoo, Young Sook Hong, Soon Kyum Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(12):1778-1783.   Published online December 15, 1994
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in childhood is a rare chronic pyelonephritis often assodiated with calculi of urinary tract obstruction, with a clinical presentation of renal mass. A 3-year old boy was admitted to Korea University Hospital complaining of intermittent fever and palpable mass at right upper quadrant of the abdomen. The CBC revealed increased ESR and the finding of iron deficientcy anemia....
Original Article
Hypercalciuria in High Risk Neonate
Eun Sun Kim, Seung Joo Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(3):322-331.   Published online March 15, 1994
The incidence and risk factors for hypercalciuria were studied in 23 sick preterm (Group I), 36 well preterm (Group II), 16 sick term (Group III) and 41 well term (Group IV) neonates who were admitted to NICU and nursery of Whwa Woman's University Hospital from May 1988 to February 1992. The results were as follows: 1) The incidences of hypercalciuria were 73.9%...
Hypercalciuria Associated with Nephropathy (diagnosis by renal biopsy)
Hyun Ho Shin, Jae Yoon Kim, Chong Woo Bae, Sung Ho Cho, Byoung Soo Cho, Chang Il Ahn, Young Tae Ko, Moon Ho Yang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1992;35(11):1509-1513.   Published online November 15, 1992
Idiopathic hypercalciuria is defined as excessive urinary excretion of calcium in normocalcemia without any primary cause. We performed the sono-guided percutaneous renal biopsy for patients of recurrent hematuria, persistent microscopic hematuria, proteinuria and RBC cast to evaluate underlying nephropathy. We could obtained the following results 1) The age at the renal biopsy ranged from 3 years to 14 years. Sex ratio is 1.9:1...
Idiopathic Hypercalciuria in Children.
Kyung Ha Ryu, Seung Joo Lee, Keun Lee, Jae Sun Jung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(6):809-815.   Published online June 30, 1989
Idiopathic hypercalciuria is defined as increased urinary excretion of calcium in normocalcemia without primary cause. It is associated with urinary symptoms, such as hematuria but it occurs without any symptoms too. If left untreated, it may cause kidney stone, dimineralization of bone, or other problem. The incidence of idiopathic hypercalciuria was 3.9% in asymptomatic group compared to 5% in unselected populations in this study....
Hypercalciuria in Children with Hematuria.
Tae Sung Ko, Chang Youn Lee, Young Seo Park, Hae Il Cheong, Yong Choi, Kwang Wook Ko
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(5):644-652.   Published online May 31, 1989
Ten children with gross hematuria were diagnosed as hypercalciuria in the Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital during the period from June 1983 to Aug. 1987. We reviewed their clinical data, retrospectively, and could obtain the following results. 1) The age at the onset of gross hematuria ranged from 4 months to 10 7/12 years, and the male to female ratio was...
Two Cases of Idiopathic Hypercalciuria in Children.
Joon Cho, Hye Lyung Baik, Hong Jong Joo, Jin Keun Chang, Moon Soo Park, Sung Woo Shin
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1988;31(5):635-640.   Published online May 31, 1988
We herein experienced two cases of idiopathic hypercalciuria in a 4 year old boy and 8 year old boy who had asymptomatic gross hematuria. Diagnosis was made by a urinary calcium excretion of more than 4 mg per kilogram of body weight per 24 hours and by a urinary calcium-creatinine ratio of more than 0.21, under situation that specific etiology of hypercalciuria was not...