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A 5-month-old infant with untreated severe urinary tract infection and bilateral vesico-ureteral reflux, had diffuse intrarenal reflux and hyperechogenicity of the medulla of two normal sized kidneys. We discuss the hyperechogenicity of the medulla in relationship to the intrarenal reflux.
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Diard, F., Nicolau, A. & Bernard, S. Intra-renal reflux: a new cause of medullary hyperechogenicity?. Pediatr Radiol 17, 154–155 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02388097
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02388097