I often find myself under- or overestimating the incidence of certain nephrology-related conditions. I know this "error" is, in part, due to an "exposure bias" in my practice. I tend to overestimate ...

Background: Urinary tract infection is a common disease in children requiring immediate diagnosis and treatment. The aim of this study was to compare the paraclinical findings in acute pyelonephritis ...

THE clinical diagnosis of pyelonephritis is frequently overlooked, and the disparity between the clinical and post-mortem findings in this infection has been emphasized repeatedly. 1–4 The failure of ...

Acute pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of the kidneys that affects up to 2 percent of pregnant women. In most cases, the infection first develops in the lower urinary tract. If it’s not ...

Acute pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation in the kidneys. This is an unexpected and serious kidney infection in which the urinary tract infection travels from the bladder ...

Suffering from urinary tract infection? You could be at a risk of developing kidney infection. Here's everything you need to know about it Given that the kidneys are closely associated with the ...

The urinary system is the drainage system of the human body for removing waste and extra water. It consists of the two kidneys, two ureters (which connect the kidneys and the bladder), a bladder and a ...

The clinical records of 20 patients with histologically proved, nonobstructive "active chronic pyelonephritis" as their sole renal lesion were selected for study. Six had chronic or recurrent ...