CONSIDERATIONS ON A CASE WITH ACUTE RENAL FAILURE OF UROLOGIC NATURE IN INFANCY

The paper presents the case of a 6-month old infant hospitalized in Clinic II Pediatrics for congenital bilateral ureteral stenosis with subclinical evolution before this age. Clinical course revealed the occurrence of the urinary tract infection associated with the malformation, with unfavorable and rapid evolution to acute pyelonephritis, and acute renal failure with demise in the 5th day of hospitalization. The case was referred to our clinic from a Pediatric Ward where he was admitted for a respiratory infection and the diagnosis of polycystic kidney was suspected based on an ultrasound examination.