Effect of urinary tract infection on the urinary metabolic characteristic as a risk factor in producing urolithiasis
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
Urinary metabolic disorders are one of the most common causes of stone formation in children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of urinary tract infections in the urinary metabolic characteristics as a risk factor in the incidence of urolithiasis. This case-control study was conducted in 222 children with urolithiasis in the range of 6 months to 16 years old in Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran during 2012-14. Patients were divided into two groups based on those with urinary tract infection and without urinary tract infection. Then, urine samples were collected from both groups, and levels of calcium, oxalate, citrate, uric acid, creatinine, and cysteine were measured. The collected information was analyzed using software SPSS (version 16). The ratio Average levels of calcium, magnesium, oxalate, cysteine, uric acid to creatinine in urine showed no significant difference between two groups based on statistical analysis. However, the amount of citrate to creatinine in children with urinary tract infection and urolithiasis was clearly less P=0.01. The results of this study show that the urinary tract infection cannot change the urinary metabolic characteristics, but it can be considered as a risk factor in kidney stone formation due to the reduced amount of citrate in the urine.
Authors and Affiliations
Alireza Eskandarifar| Assistant Professor - Department of Pediatrics- Faculty of Medicine - Kurdistan University of medical science – Sanandaj- Iran, Abdullah Sedaghat| Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences - Sanandaj – Iran, Masoomeh Abedini| Assistant Professor- Department of Pediatrics - Faculty of Medicine- Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences - Sanandaj – Iran, Faegh Youssefi| Assistant Professor -Department of psychiatry- - Faculty of Medicine- Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences - Sanandaj – Iran, Asadollah Fatholahpour| Assistant Professor - Department of Pediatrics - Faculty of Medicine - Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences - Sanandaj- Iran, Corresponding Email: fatholapour@yahoo.com
A STUDY ON CORRELATION BETWEEN POSTERIOR CAPSULAR OPACIFICATION AND VISUAL FUNCTION BEFORE AND AFTER NEODYMIUM: YAG LASER POSTERIOR CAPSULOTOMY IN RURAL POPULATION OF NORTH MAHARASHTRA
Posterior capsular opacification is the opacity which follows after extra capsular cataract extraction and can be treated by surgery or laser. The laser is the procedure of choice because it is non invasive, outpatient...
The design of an electronic alarming angiocatheter: An intelligent instrument for hospitalized patients
Vessels bloodretrograde into theintravenous tube can cause some problems such as blood clotting, waste of time, interfere with the treatment process and the patient's anxiety. The aim of this study was the design of a d...
PRIMARY HEMANGIOMA OF A SUBMENTAL LYMPH NODE –A RARE ENTITY
Primary vascular tumors occurring in lymph nodes are extremely rare. Nodal hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors that can occur at any age and seen mostly in females. It is usually asymptomatic, affects only one node,...
GONIOSCOPIC CHANGES IN CONVENTIONAL ECCE VS MANUAL SICS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
The aim of the study is to observe and compare the Gonioscopic changes in the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye after surgeries namely; Conventional Extra capsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with Posterior chambe...
HIBERNOMA AT UNUSUAL LOCATION: DIAGNOSIS ON FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY & LITERATURE REVIEW
Hibernoma is a rare benign neoplasm that shows differentiation towards brown fat. Most hibernomas occur in sites where brown fat persists beyond fetal life, however, they have been known to occur at many uncommon locat...