The Symptoms of Acute Pyelonephritis

Acute pyelonephritis is mainly caused by e. coli, is an acute infectious disease. So, what are the common symptoms of acute pyelonephritis?The expert points out, there are three kinds of common symptoms of acute pyelonephritis, the following will introduce the concrete.

1, bacteremia and sepsis

Although there are symptoms of the patients with acute pyelonephritis, can be in the process of their disease complicated with bacteremia, but this kind of bacteremia and more severe gram-negative sepsis without obvious correlation.

2, shock

When there was a shock, acute pyelonephritis, must rule out the possibility of urinary tract obstruction.A situation which is particularly important is obstructed kidney disease associated with acute nipple necrosis, it can be caused by loss of renal papilla and ureteral obstruction.If severe pyelonephritis or bacteremia in diabetic patients, especially patients with poor response to treatment, should be highly suspected the possibility of concurrent nipple necrosis.

3, convulsions, and convulsions

Children with acute pyelonephritis in patients with urinary tract symptoms are often not obvious, the onset in addition to the systemic symptom such as high fever, convulsions, seizures are common.Under 2 years old children, such as fever, vomiting, nonspecific abdominal discomfort, or inactive, may be acute pyelonephritis;The only meaningful individual evidence may not be active.Account for around 10% of its febrile illness;For older children, the clinical manifestation and the adult is more similar.When children with recurrent urinary incontinence, often hint associated with renal infection in the urine concentration of functional impairment.


If you meet the above three kinds of situation, should the patient to the hospital immediately, otherwise it will lead to more serious consequences.If you have any questions, can contact me by email liu476qiang@gmail.com.