A Study on Clinical Profile of Nocturnal Enuresis in Children

The aim of the study is to assess the clinical profile of children presenting with nocturnal enuresis.

Paediatric OPD Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital.

July 2017 to June 2018 (12 months).

Detailed history of each child who presented to the OPD with complaints of nocturnal enuresis were included in the study. A detailed history was taken and complete physical examination was done. Later on the urine was collected in aseptical conditions and sent for various urine analysis.

The data collection technique adopted in this study is a structured questionnaire on the evaluation of nocturnal enuresis in children from 5 years of age 12 years of age who presented to the Pediatric OPD for 1 year at Sree Medical College and Hospital. Detailed history obtained from the parents.

Enuresis was found to be common among younger children and its frequency decreases with increasing age. The prevalence of Enuresis among 5–12 year olds is reported as between 1.4 to 28% in most studies. Primary enuresis formed 84% of cases while secondary 16%. Since the present study is a Hospital based study, the age at presentation does not reflect the true prevalence.

In the present study we see more children in the older age group than community based studies. This could be because of the fact that, this is a hospital based study and parents in general don't view enuresis a problem in younger children and seek medical attention only if it persists for long.

In the study found that enuresis is a common childhood illness which at time presence as a single symptom but presentation might be multifactorial having a psychological burden. Primary and Secondary enuresis so many similarities while the few differences presence.