6 Children In North Sumatra Died Of Mysterious Acute Kidney

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MEDAN - Six children in the North Sumatra region who were treated at the Adam Malik Central General Hospital (RSUP) in Medan City, died of mysterious acute kidney failure.

The Consultant Nephrology Pediatrician at Adam Malik Hospital, Dr. Rosmayanti Syafriani, said that her party had treated seven children with mysterious acute kidney disease since July 2022.

"Of the seven cases, one case was successfully handled and the patient is healthy. However, six cases could not be saved," she said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, October 18.

She said the children who died from acute kidney failure were aged 1 to 5 years. They come from the city of Medan and several regencies/cities in North Sumatra.

"The last case was handled by a two-year-old child from Medan. We have taken action in accordance with the Ministry of Health's procedures regarding patients with acute kidney symptoms," she said.

The main factor causing acute kidney attack in children is not yet known, whether it is from food or something else.

However, she said, patients with the disease came with a very fast worsening condition and experienced early symptoms of not being able to urinate or urinating very little compared to normal conditions.

"Until now we have not been able or have not been able to determine the main cause of the disease," she said.