Severe Chronic Kidney Disease Presenting as Asymptomatic Normocytic Anemia in a Child
Vaishali Benaka Hebbar, Pratibha Patil, Amrut Savadkar · 2026
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Vaishali Benaka Hebbar, Pratibha Patil, and Amrut Savadkar report a six-year-old whose routine checkup blood test exposed silent, advanced kidney failure, in a case report from 2026. The girl felt fine, yet her blood showed severe anemia of the normocytic kind, the sort usually blamed on diet. Deeper tests told another story.
Her kidneys were failing badly, with acid buildup and skewed electrolytes. Scans showed both kidneys small, without blockage, pointing to kidneys that never grew fully before birth. She needed emergency dialysis and moved to long-term replacement therapy. The authors warn that anemia in a child can be the first and only clue to late-stage kidney disease, and urge a wide differential before settling on nutrition.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Vaishali Benaka Hebbar, Pratibha Patil, Amrut Savadkar |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |