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Been having acute kidney pain for over 2 weeks, was on antibiotics for 7 days, still having kidney pain on and off, comes on strong and radiates to ab?

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Dr. Dominic Riganotti answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

? Pylonephritis: This may be pylonephritis. It takes much longer to cure than a urine infection. See your doctor..make sure your treating the right bug..make sure nothing else is happening (urethral obstruction, hydronephrosis, abscess etc)

Dr Rhoads and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 9/3/2021

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