[Scabies complicated by acute glomerulonephritis in children: 114 cases observed in two years in a pediatric service in Dakar]

Abstract

We performed a retrospective study during 2 years in order to determine the clinical and epidemilogic characteristics of 144 cases of scabiosis with acute glomerulo-nephritis in Dakar. The 144 cases of scabiosis complicated with glomerulo-nephritis represented 56.6% of the whole 205 cases of scabiosis observed in the same period. The most important part of the cases was observed between November and January. Usually children came from poor and numerous family. The scabios lesions were mostly generalised and the infection was recent. The main features of the kidney disease were: oedemas(93.2%), high blood pressure (89.1%) and haematuria(54.70%). Cardiac and neurological involvement were the main complications. The global mortality was very low(1 case). The evolution was good in 97% of the case with complete cure.