Author/Authors :
Ottonello, Giovanni Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section - University of Cagliari, Italy , Dessì, Angelica Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section - University of Cagliari, Italy , Trudu, Maria Elisabetta Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section - University of Cagliari, Italy , Porcu, Carmela Institute of Radiology - Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Cagliari, Italy , Fanos, Vassilios Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section - University of Cagliari, Italy
Abstract :
An eleven-day boy neonate with a fetal anamnesis of grade 1 bilateral hydronephrosis according to the grading of the Society for Fetal Urology (SFU), came to our attention for an acute osteoarthritis secondary to urosepsis. In the urological follow-up, a severe bilateral vesico-ureteral reflux (VUR) was diagnosed. An early post-natal, reno-vesicle ultrasound evaluation could have changed the clinical course of our patient.
Keywords :
Infant , Newborn , Osteomyelitis , Pyelonephritis , Pyelectasis , Ultrasonography
