The Pediatric infectious disease journal
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Jan 2004
Comparative StudyEffective ultrasonographic predictor for the diagnosis of acute lobar nephronia.
Correct identification of acute lobar nephronia (ALN) is necessary to prevent progression to renal abscess. The goal of this retrospective study was to determine whether the sonographic finding of severe nephromegaly (i.e. renal length greater than mean + 3 sd) is a preselection criterion for computed tomographic (CT) scanning in diagnosing pediatric ALN among children with an acute upper urinary tract infection. ⋯ Pediatric ALN was effectively predicted using sonographic findings of severe nephromegaly and/or focal mass before CT scanning.