A 4-year-old boy has his first febrile urinary tract infection. Ultrasound during the acute episode is normal. How should his urinary tract be further...

Question

A 4-year-old boy has his first febrile urinary tract infection. Ultrasound during the acute episode is normal. How should his urinary tract be further investigated?

Accepted Answer

Arrange a dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan to look for renal scarring

Answer

No further imaging is required in all cases

Answer

Arrange immediate voiding cystourethrogram in all children

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CT urography is required routinely

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Refer all such children for renal biopsy

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): UTI in children – imaging

A 4-year-old boy has his first febrile urinary tract infection. Ultrasound during the acute episode is normal. How should his urinary tract be further investigated?