Die Leitlinie wurde im Konsens aller relevanten deutschen Fachgesellschaften zusammen mit Patientenvertretern erstellt. Standard der prä- und postnatalen Bildgebung von Nierenzysten ist die Sonografie, die auch im Abdomen und inneren Genitale extrarenale Manifestationen ausschließen soll. Die MRT hat einzelne Indikationen. Bei Verdacht auf zystische Nierenerkrankungen ist eine kindernephrologische Vorstellung indiziert. Die pränatale Betreuung muss auf sehr unterschiedliche Schweregrade zugeschn...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been emerging since its first detection in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. It was classified as a pandemic by the WHO on March 11^th2020. Interrupting chains of transmission is the main strategy for preserving public health during the pandemic. Data regarding the contribution of children to the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 have been limited.

This is a report on a 9-year-old girl who was infected by SARS-CoV-2 by an unknown vector. To the best of our knowledge, ...

Comorbidities like cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, diabetes or active cancer were identified as major risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 related morbidity and mortality in adults (Onder G et al., JAMA 2020). In children, no risk factors for COVID-19 have been defined so far.

We describe the clinical course of COVID-19 in a 7-year-old boy with autosomal recessively inherited folliculin interacting protein 1 (FNIP1) deficiency whose phenotype is characterized by conditions associated with a more ...

Easier access to prenatal diagnostic procedures led to its widespread use as a screening measure. Hence, today it is more common for life-limiting illnesses to be diagnosed during fetal life. The concept of Advance Care Planning (ACP) provides a framework for caregivers, families and their multidisciplinary teams to anticipate and plan ahead for potential future medical decisions so that the affected children are reliably treated according to their parents’ individual values and wishes. In the p...