Urinary Tract Infection
Abstract
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in childhood. Diagnosis is important because of the strong chance of underlying congenital renal abnormalities. Untreated. these can lead to recurrent infections, scarring of the kidneys, hypertension and chronic renal failure . Most such renal scarring results when children are affected at an early age.
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