Open AccessBilateral hydronephrosis due to obstructive ureteral stone associated with norovirus gastroenteritis
Author(s) -
Ochi Fumihiro,
Furuno Kenji,
Chong Pin Fee,
Tezuka Junichiro,
Mizuno Yumi,
Aoki Tomonobu,
Ishii Eiichi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.952
Subject(s) - medicine , hydronephrosis , norovirus , oliguria , urinary system , uric acid , urology , cystinuria , gastroenterology , renal function , pathology , outbreak , biochemistry , cystine , chemistry , cysteine , enzyme
Key Clinical Message Recently, cases of urinary tract calculi causing hydronephrosis and postrenal renal failure associated with viral gastroenteritis were documented, yet few were related to norovirus. During norovirus gastroenteritis, observation of oliguria, aciduria, low FENa value, and elevation of blood or urinary uric acid level may necessitate clinical workout for nephrolithiasis.