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A 34-year-old female asked:
Uti+6 days, kidney pain+4 days, low grade fever+ .5 days + nausea w/o vomiting+ .5 days. pain + gen unwell worsening. history-uti every 6 wk x 7 mo?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Arun Patelanswered
Family Medicine 47 years experience
See MD: Appears that you may have infection spreading into your kidneys and you need to seen now to be treated. Once the infection is treated you may need addition testing to determine why you get frequent infections. You may need to be refereed to to a Urologist for evaluation in obvious cause found
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Dr. Katharine Coxanswered
Pediatric Emergency Medicine 47 years experience
ER: It sounds like your kidney infection is worse and you need IV antibiotics. Your doctor should make a referral to a neurologist because of the frequency of your infections. Hope you feel better soon.
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1 comment
Dr. Samuel Lee commented
Urology 33 years experience
I am certain Dr. Cox meant a urologist. (Typo)
Jun 29, 2015
Last updated Jul 10, 2015
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