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AMERICAN PEDIATRICS HEALTHCARE &
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES CONGRESS
Pediatric Healthcare & Pediatric Infections 2017
Background:
Nocturnal enuresis (NE) is prevalent in patients with sickle
cell disease. This have been attributed to a decreased ability to concentrate
urine caused by sickling-induced nephropathy (hyposthenuria).Whether
this is true in Sudanese children with sickle cell anemia is unknown.
Objective:
To determine the frequency of NE in Sudanese children with
sickle cell anemia and to see if hyposthenuria is the cause of NE in these
patients.
Method:
A hospital based cross sectional descriptive study of 87 children
with sickle cell anemia who met the study criteria and age sex matched
53 children with sickle cell trait and 50 children with normal hemoglobin
genotype as control was conducted in the outpatient’s clinic of a major
pediatric hospital in Khartoum. A questionnaire was used to collect relevant
data; urine specific gravity was measured using urine dipsticks.
Results:
NE is present in38%, 13% and 12% of children with sickle cell
anemia, sickle cell trait and the control respectively. Hyposthenuria was not
detected in children with or without
enuresis.NEis common in siblings of
enuretic children but not their parents.
Conclusion:
NE is frequent in Sudanese children with homozygous sickle
cell disease. The frequency is not increased in children with sickle cell trait.
Hyposthenuria is not detected in these children. Familial tendency for NE
is observed.
Speaker Biography
Fathelrahman E Ahmed has completed his MBBS from Khartoum University and has
received Membership of the Royal College of Phyicians from the Royal College of
Phyicians-London. He has published more than 25 papers and has been serving as an
Editorial Board Member of two journal at his country and he is a Reviewer for four
journals.
e:
fatahmed1@gmail.comNocturnal enuresis among Sudanese children with sickle cell disease
Fathelrahman E Ahmed
1
, Eslam E Salim
2
and
Karim Eldin M Salih
3
1
Alneelain University, Sudan
2
Ministry of Health, Sudan
3
Bahri University, Sudan