Bilharzial hydronephrosis causing renal failure in a child. A case report.
The clinical presentation and management of a young child with renal failure caused by bilharzial obstructive uropathy is discussed. Children from areas in which bilharzia is endemic have a high incidence of urological disease. Ureteric obstruction from inflammatory reaction will respond to medical treatment, whereas true mechanical obstruction from fibrosis will require surgical intervention.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000150:complications*; D012553:Schistosomiasis haematobia / Q000150:complications*