Hyponatremia and other potential markers of ultrasound abnormalities after a first febrile urinary tract infection in children.

ABSTRACT: Urinary tract infections are the initial manifestation in 30% of urinary tract malformations. Identifying these patients, who could benefit from a specific treatment, is still challenging. Hyponatremia during urinary tract infection has been proposed as a urinary tract malformation marker. We evaluate the prevalence of hyponatremia during febrile urinary tract infections and its association with subjacent urinary tract malformations. We performed a retrospective study of healthy patients under 16 years, diagnosed with a first episode of febrile urinary tract infection, who had undergone blood testing in the acute episode and at least one renal ultrasound during follow-up (January 2014-November 2020). Hyponatremia was defined as (serum sodium ≤ 130 mEq/L). According to imaging findings, we

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Bertolin I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10640435 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature