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The urologist may be involved in the initial evaluation of a child with anuria. In our experience the most common cause of anuria in neonates was perinatal hypoxia and in older children it was the hemolytic uremic syndrome. Obstructive uropathy as a cause of anuria in infants and children appears to be uncommon.
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Anuria/etiología , Niño , Preescolar , Humanos , Hipoxia/complicaciones , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Enfermedades del Recién Nacido/etiologíaRESUMEN
Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) exhibited by peripheral blood leukocytes was used as a criterion for assessing immune competence of groups of noncancerous individuals and of treated and untreated cancer patients. The results show that, as a group, leukocytes of nontreated cancer patients exhibited significantly lower ADCC than that exhibited by leukocytes of noncancerous individuals. However, the ADCC of leukocytes from cancer patients under treatment approximated that of normals. Thus, using ADCC as criterion, the results indicate that as a group, cancer patients under treatment tend to exhibit restored immune competence.
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Citotoxicidad Celular Dependiente de Anticuerpos , Neoplasias/inmunología , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias/terapia , Estadística como AsuntoRESUMEN
The hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) must be considered as a cause of oligo-anuria in a previously healthy young child. This syndrome consists of a viral-like prodromal illness, followed by acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia, and an abnormal blood smear with fragmented erythrocytes. Awareness of this syndrome will permit earlier diagnosis and management and will minimize unneccessary investigation in the anuric child.