Pyelonephritis is an unusual cause of acute renal failure in children with an anatomically normal urinary tract and no other predisposing conditions. On the other hand, acute renal failure due to acute pyelonephritis has been reported in adults, and is often associated with pregnancy, solitary kidney, indwelling catheter or use of nonsteroidal medications.1-3 We report the case of a 12-year-old girl with normal renal anatomy and no known predisposing conditions who developed acute renal failure during the course of acute bacterial pyelonephritis, and who recovered completely after appropriate antibiotic therapy.
CASE REPORT
A previously healthy 12-year-old female was admitted to the Children's National Medical Center with a 1-week history of vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramping.
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