title: Hyperammonemia in a boy with obstructive ureterocele and proteus infection.
abstract: We report on a boy with ureteroceles that obstructed the bladder outlet and ureters, who presented with sepsis and hyperammonemia despite normal liver function. The hyperammonemia was most likely caused by excessive absorption of ammonia produced by Proteus mirabilis in the obstructed urinary tract.
mesh_terms: D000641:Ammonia / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D014518:Ureterocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000641:Ammonia