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Daughter 5 yrs in hospital 6 days ago temp 40, blood, leukocytes & ketones in urine, no infection. now leuk 15+-, protein 15+-, blood 5.0 ery, sg 1.03?

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Dr. Jeffrey Seiden answered

Specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Uti: this certainly sounds like a uti. What do you mean by "no infection"? Culture was negative? Did they test for viruses? Adenovirus uti can often cause more of a hemorrhagic cystitis. Also need to think of primary kidney issues, such as IgA nephropathy, etc. is the fever gone now?

Answered 5/7/2015

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