Frequency of renal diseases and clinical indications for renal biopsy in children (Report of the Italian National Registry of Renal Biopsies in Children)

chronic interstitial renal disease was detected in 62.5% of the cases. Background. Children’s renal biopsy data were gathered for 3 consecutive years (1992–1994) by the Conclusions. This National Registry provides data on the indications for performing renal biopsy in Italian Group of Renal Immunopathology of the Italian Society of Pediatric Nephrology, which opened a paedichildren and on the frequency and annual incidence of histological lesions detected. IgAN, primary or related atric section of the Italian Registry of Renal Biopsies. Materials. The Registry recorded the histological diato HSP, was the most common nephritis in Italian children undergoing renal biopsy. gnosis and the clinical data at renal biopsy of 432 children ∏15 years old (mean age 8.96±3.7 years).