Growth after renal transplantation in infancy or early childhood

1 June 2002

journal article
Published by Springer Nature in Pediatric Nephrology

Vol. 17 (6) , 438-443
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-002-0850-1

Abstract

Forty-one children n=26) after TX. All children received triple immunosuppression, including alternate-day corticosteroid treatment. Catch-up growth was seen in 81% of 30 children without growth hormone (GH) treatment. Children Pr=–0.80, P=0.0002). Glomerular filtrations rate (GFR) at 5 years post TX correlated with the subsequent growth rate from 5 to 7 years TX (r=0.58, P=0.01). Catch-up growth was seen in all 11 children receiving GH. Their mean hSDS improved from –2.5±0.9 to –1.1±0.9 (P<0.0001). In the majority of children receiving a kidney graft in early life, triple immunosuppression with alternate-day steroids can ensure catch-up growth. In children <5 years of age at TX, growth is predicted better by the degree of stunting than by age.

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