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Impact of cytokine genetic polymorphisms on the risk of renal parenchymal infection in children.
Journal of pediatric urology - 1 Dec 2017
Hussein Almontaser, Askar Eman, Badawy Ahlam, Saad Khaled, Zahran Asmaa, Elderwy Ahmad A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Acute pyelonephritis is associated with renal scarring in up to 30% of patients. Renal scarring may cause significant long-term morbidity. The pathogenesis of acute pyelonephritis remains unclear, although it involves interaction among uroepithelium, the immune system cells, and the locally produced cytokines. That some UTI-prone children develop acute pyelonephritis, and eventually renal parenchymal...
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