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Iranian Journal of Radiology: Vol.10, issue 3; 169-171
published online: August 29, 2013
article type: Case Report
received: January 3, 2012
accepted: July 21, 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.4079
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A Case of Neonatal Urosepsis with Multifocal Osteoarthritis: Could Ultrasonography Change the Clinical Course?

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avatar Giovanni Ottonello 1 , avatar Angelica 1 , avatar Maria Elisabetta Trudu 1 , avatar Carmela Porcu 2 , avatar Vassilios Fanos 1 , *

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section, University of Cagliari, Italy
Institute of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Cagliari, Italy

how to cite: Ottonello G, A, Trudu M E, Porcu C, Fanos V. A Case of Neonatal Urosepsis with Multifocal Osteoarthritis: Could Ultrasonography Change the Clinical Course?. I J Radiol. 2013;10(3): 169-171. https://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.4079.

Abstract

An eleven-day boy neonate with a fetal anamnesis of grade 1 bilateral hydronephrosis according to the grading of the Society for Fetal Urology (SFU), came to our attention for an acute osteoarthritis secondary to urosepsis. In the urological follow-up, a severe bilateral vesico-ureteral reflux (VUR) was diagnosed. An early post-natal, reno-vesicle ultrasound evaluation could have changed the clinical course of our patient.

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