Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy after a subureteric injection for vesicoureteric reflux.
Arch Dis Child
; 79(4): 363-4, 1998 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
A 6 year old boy developed hyperammonaemic encephalopathy following a subureteric injection for treatment of vesicoureteric reflux. The hyperammonaemia may be explained by a postoperative urinary tract infection with a urea splitting organism, leading to raised urine ammonia that was absorbed easily across a dilated urinary tract. Agitation and alteration in consciousness level following a urological procedure, in a child with a dilated urinary tract, may be signs of a treatable hyperammonaemic encephalopathy.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones Urinarias
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Reflujo Vesicoureteral
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Isquemia Encefálica
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Coma
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Amoníaco
Límite:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Dis Child
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido