Abstract:There are still many gaps in our understanding of the natural history of pyelonephritis and its relation to recurrent urinary tract infection. Increasing attention is turning, therefore, to the problem of urinary tract infection in childhood, with its possible implications for chronic renal and vascular disease in early adult life. Unfortunately, however, neither clinical features, urine analysis, nor radiographic findings are always sufficient to establish the diagnosis of pyelonephritis beyond question.Recen… Show more
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