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Sterile leukocyturia − Difficult diagnostic problem in children
Sterile leukocyturia is an important and difficult clinical problem in children. In this paper, we described the most common nephrologic causes of sterile leukocyturia, including infectious, non-infectious and extrarenal etiology. We stressed an the importance of appropriate urine collection for uri...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8522970/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28796985 http://dx.doi.org/10.34763/devperiodmed.20172102.139143 |
| Sumario: | Sterile leukocyturia is an important and difficult clinical problem in children. In this paper, we described the most common nephrologic causes of sterile leukocyturia, including infectious, non-infectious and extrarenal etiology. We stressed an the importance of appropriate urine collection for urinalysis. There is a need for treatment of inflammation and also for diagnosis of potential anomalies of urethral orifice as causes of sterile leukocyturia in children. |
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