Author/Authors :
Mahyar, Abolfazl Qazvin Children Hospital - Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran , Ayazi, Parviz Qazvin Children Hospital - Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran , Azimi, Elaheh Qazvin Children Hospital - Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran , Dalirani, Reza Mofid Children Hospital - Pediatric Nephrology Department - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Barikani, Ameneh Qazvin Children Hospital - Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran , Esmaeily, Shiva Qazvin Children Hospital - Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
Abstract :
Objectives
Febrile seizure is the most common type of seizure among children.
Identification of factors involved in febrile seizure is highly critical.
The present study was conducted to determine the association between
children’s urinary tract infection and febrile seizure.
Materials & Methods
In this case-control study, 165 children with simple febrile seizure (case
group) were compared with 165 children with fever and without seizure
(control group) in terms of urinary tract infection (UTI) in Qazvin,
central Iran in 2015-2016. The age of children was between 6 months
to 5 yr.
Results
Among 165 children with febrile seizure, 25 (15.2%) had urinary tract
infection. In the control group, only 2 patients (1.2%) had UTI. There
was significant difference between two groups regarding urinary tract
infection (P=0.001). Among 25 children with UTI in the case group, 17
children (68%) had acute pyelonephritis, and the remaining 8 children
(32%) had cystitis. The two patients with UTI in control group had
cystitis (P=0.055).
Conclusion
Urinary tract infection could be a risk factor for febrile seizure.
Therefore, all patients with febrile seizure are examined in terms of
urinary tract infection.
