Common acquired kidney diseases in children.

The article discusses the importance of examination of the urine in investigating acquired renal disease in children. Examination of the urine should be used in cases involving post-infectious glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome (NS) and diarrhoea-associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome. The need for special investigations to confirm the diagnosis and to rule out infections or underlying immune-mediated forms of glomerular diseases causing secondary NS is suggested.