title: A case of neonatal urosepsis with multifocal osteoarthritis: could ultrasonography change the clinical course?
abstract: An eleven-day boy neonate with a fetal anamnesis of grade 1 bilateral hydronephrosis according to the grading of the Society for Fetal Urology (SFU), came to our attention for an acute osteoarthritis secondary to urosepsis. In the urological follow-up, a severe bilateral vesico-ureteral reflux (VUR) was diagnosed. An early post-natal, reno-vesicle ultrasound evaluation could have changed the clinical course of our patient.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ottonello
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Angelica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dessì
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Elisabetta
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Trudu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Porcu
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fanos
keywords: Infant, Newborn; Osteomyelitis; Pyelectasis; Pyelonephritis; Ultrasonography