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Hyponatraemia and hyperkalaemia in acute pyelonephritis without urinary tract anomalies

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Three children with severe hyponatraemia and hyperkalaemia associated with acute pyelonephritis are reported. All were very young male infants in a poor general condition and seriously dehydrated. Diagnostic procedures did not detect obstructive uropathy or vesico-ureteric reflux.

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Hyponatraemia and hyperkalaemia occurs in young infants with severe acute pyelonephritis in the absence of obstructive uropathy or vesico-ureteric reflux. The severe inflammation of the kidney itself may explain the electrolyte disturbance by a transient resistance of the distal tubule to aldosterone.

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Gerigk, M., Glanzmann, R., Rascher, W. et al. Hyponatraemia and hyperkalaemia in acute pyelonephritis without urinary tract anomalies. Eur J Pediatr 154, 582–584 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02074840

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