75% of Patients with Mysterious Acute Kidney Injury are Toddlers

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Viva Budy Kusnandar 25/10/2022 13:00 WIB

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One hundred forty-one patients have died from the mysterious acute kidney injury outbreak.

Number of Patients with Acute Kidney Injury (January-October 2022)

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Number of Patients with Acute Kidney Injury (January-October 2022)

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The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) reported that cases of the mysterious acute kidney injury (AKI) reached 245 cases spread across 23 provinces as of Sunday (23/10/2022).

Based on age group, the largest number of cases of acute kidney injury in children was experienced by infants under 5 years old (toddlers). Specifically, there were 25 cases among infants aged 0-1 years and 161 cases among children aged 1-5 years. This accounts for 75% of the total national cases.

There were also 35 cases of acute kidney injury among children aged 6-10 years and 24 cases among children aged 11-18 years.

Meanwhile, the number of deaths due to this mysterious acute kidney injury reached 141 children, or 57% of the total cases.

In response to the outbreak of acute kidney failure cases, Kemenkes has imported the antidote Fomepizole, which has high efficacy compared to similar drugs.

The current suspicion is that children experiencing this mysterious acute kidney injury are suffering from intoxication due to ethylene glycol (EG) contamination found in syrup medicines.

Editor : Annissa Mutia

"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."