Open AccessRisk factors in the development of early renal cortical defects in children with urinary tract infection.
Author(s) -
Michael Ditchfield,
J. F. De Campo,
Terence M. Nolan,
David J. Cook,
Keith Grimwood,
Harley R. Powell,
Robert Sloane,
Sue Cahill
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.162.6.8192006
Subject(s) - vesicoureteral reflux , medicine , urinary system , renal cortex , cortex (anatomy) , reflux , cystourethrography , urology , kidney , disease , neuroscience , biology
Defects seen on early cortical scintigrams of the renal cortex in children with urinary tract infection may represent acute inflammatory change or established scar. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between these defects and age, sex, the presence and grade of vesicoureteral reflux, and infective organism in a cohort of children examined after their first proved urinary tract infection.