| Literature DB >> 902661 |
H Manzke, G Eigster, D Harms, K Dörner, J Grünitz.
Abstract
Among 1115 newborns who died during 1957--1976, 136 (12.2%) showed macroscopic renal uric acid infarctions. The incidence depended on the age of the infants and their fluid supply during the first days of life. After introduction of parenteral alkali-glucose infusion in the treatment of perinatal complications, the incidence of renal uric acid infarctions decreased from 19.3% to less than 1.0%. Analysis of the oxypurines in the renal uric acid infarctions of three newborns revealed high percentages of hypoxanthine (31.1%, 21.8% and 11.0%) along with the uric acid. Hypoxanthine ratios above 15% retrospectively point to chronic hypoxia of the newborn.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 902661 DOI: 10.1007/bf00443120
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pediatr ISSN: 0340-6199 Impact factor: 3.183