Hyponatremia may reflect severe inflammation in children with febrile urinary tract infection
Park S, Oh Y, Choi M, Shin J, Kim K. Hyponatremia may reflect severe inflammation in children with febrile urinary tract infection. Pediatric Nephrology 2012, 27: 2261-2267. PMID: 22847386, DOI: 10.1007/s00467-012-2267-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFebrile urinary tract infectionUrinary tract infectionRenal cortical defectsGroup 2Group 1Tract infectionsDiagnosis of urinary tract infectionClean-catch samplesDuration of feverCortical defectsSerum sodium levelsSerum sodium concentrationDegree of inflammationVoiding cystourethrogramRenal ultrasonographyResultsIn childrenDMSA scintigraphyElectrolyte abnormalitiesCRP levelsClinical outcomesInflammatory markersSevere inflammationLaboratory examinationsHyponatremiaSodium levels
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