title: Acute focal bacterial nephritis developed in a healthy child.
abstract: Acute focal bacterial nephritis (AFBN) is a rare cause of interstitial bacterial nephritis. Ultrasound identifies AFBN as a hypoechogenic and hypoperfused parenchymal lesion, which requires its differentiation from renal abscess and tumor. Hematogenous spread or ascending infection arising from the lower urinary tract is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of AFBN. Herein, a six-year-old healthy male patient, diagnosed using ultrasound and computerized tomography (CT) and treated with intravenous antibiotics, is presented. As a result, AFBN can be seen in healthy children without any history of reflux or urinary tract infection, and differentiation from renal abscess is important.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir. demetalaygut@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Demet
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alaygut
authors.forename: Meral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayram
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soylu
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Türkmen
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kavukçu
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009393:Nephritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents