... standardconservativemanagementforCKD.Conclusion:ThecommonestcausesofCKDwererefluxnephropathy,hypo/dysplastic kidney, hereditarynephropathyandobstructiveuropathy.Patientspresentedlate,hadsevereCKDandweremalnourishedandstunted.IranianJournalofPediatrics,Volume19(Number2),June2009,Pages:147153KeyWords:Renalfailure; Chronic kidney disease; Obstructiveuropathy;RefluxnephropathyOriginal Article Iran J Pediatr Jun 2009; Vol 19 ( No 2), Pp:147-153 148 Chronic Kidney Disease inIranianChildren;AAhmadzadeh,etal ... E-mail:dr.ali.ahmadzadeh@gmail.com©2009 by CenterofExcellenceforPediatrics,Children’sMedicalCenter,TehranUniversityofMedicalSciences, Allrightsreserved. Chronic Kidney Disease inSouthwesternIranianChildrenAliAhmadzadeh*1,MD;EhsanValavi1,MD;MehrnazZangenehKamali1,MD;AzinAhmadzadeh1,MD1. ... and in asimilarstudyperformedinTehran by Madani(21.1%)[4]. 151Iran J Pediatr; Vol 19 (No 2); Jun 2009 Table2: Chronic kidney disease amongchildreninourstudycomparedtootherstudiesEtiology(%)UK[14]USA[15]Iran[4]India[9]Kuwait[11]PresentstudyDateofstudy1999...