Does Chinese herb nephropathy account for the high incidence of end-stage renal disease in Taiwan?
Based on highly stringent diagnostic criteria, nearly 10% of incident ESRD cases were due to CHN. CHN represents a significant cause of ESRD in Taiwan.
Functional hyposplenism is an important and underdiagnosed immunodeficiency condition in children, associated with various clinical conditions including prolonged unexplained thrombocytosis, immune deficiency and autoimmunity. Technetium-99m sulphur colloid scintigraphy is the method of choice for evaluating splenic function.