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Paediatrics and International Child Health Volume 41, 2021 - Issue 2
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Case Report

An adolescent girl with obstructive uropathy requiring nephro-ureterectomy was subsequently diagnosed with renal tuberculosis: case report

Özge Kabaa Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Manolya Karaa Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6234-7024
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Zuhal Bayramoğlub Department of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1695-3290
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Emine Çalışkanb Department of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9869-1396
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Bilal Çetinc Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2618-2258
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Elnur Karimova Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1997-7076
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Ünsal Özkuvancıc Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3533-8816
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Yasemin Özlüke Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7191-0488
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Selda Hançerli Toruna Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3216-2413
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Zeynep Nagehan Yürük Yıldırımf Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2891-2231
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Hasan Orhan Ziylanc Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9900-9301
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Ayper Somera Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey;d Department of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Seyhan State Hospital, Adana, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7827-1113
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Pages 154-157 | Received 10 Jul 2019, Accepted 31 Aug 2020, Published online: 29 Sep 2020
 
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ABSTRACT

A 15-year-old girl was followed up for 2 years in a district hospital for management of vesicoureteral reflux and, subsequently, hydronephrosis of both kidneys and required bilateral ureteroneocystostomy. Despite surgery, there was continuous progression of the left hydronephrosis. Referral to a tertiary hospital because of continued sterile pyuria prompted investigation for tuberculosis (TB): she was diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary TB and urine culture confirmed Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Despite tuberculous chemotherapy and dexamethasone, she required a left nephrectomy. Histology demonstrated necrotising granulomatous pyelonephritis. She remains well with normal function of the right kidney. Despite the rarity, chronic urinary tract disorders should always prompt investigation for tuberculosis.

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Özge Kaba

Özge Kabais a paediatrician with an interest in paediatric infectious diseases. She has been on a paediatric infection fellowship programme at Istanbul University’s Medical Faculty since 2017.

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