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Pediatric Nephrology
Published in: Pediatric Nephrology 5/2020

01-05-2020 | Pyelonephritis | Clinical Quiz

Urinary tract infections that a pediatric nephrologist must keep in mind: Questions

Authors: Gökçen Erfidan, Demet Alaygut, Eren Soyaltın, Cemaliye Başaran, Seçil Arslansoyu Çamlar, Fatma Mutlubaş, Belde Kasap Demir

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 5/2020

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An 8-year-old healthy girl presented with complaints of vomiting and fever, which was present for the previous 3 days and reached a maximum of 40 °C. The patient had manifestations of toxicity and left costovertebral angle tenderness on physical examination. Laboratory tests revealed leukocytosis (19,600/mm3); elevation in acute phase reactants (C-reactive protein (CRP) 369 mg/dl (0–5)), procalcitonin 3.4 ng/ml (0–0.1); pH 5.5; and protein +1, erythrocyte +1, leukocyte +2, and nitrite test positivity. The patient was hospitalized with an initial diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis. …
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Title
Urinary tract infections that a pediatric nephrologist must keep in mind: Questions
Authors
Gökçen Erfidan
Demet Alaygut
Eren Soyaltın
Cemaliye Başaran
Seçil Arslansoyu Çamlar
Fatma Mutlubaş
Belde Kasap Demir
Publication date
01-05-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-019-04435-z

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