Can UTI(Urinary Tract Infection) Cause Uremia?

UTI(urinary tract infection) refers to the inflammation which happens in the urinary tract because because of the excessive reproduction of microbes. According to the section where infection occurs, it can be divided into UUTI(upper urinary tract infection), which refers to pyelonephritis, and LUTI(lower urinary tract infection), which mainly refers to cystitis. According to the time limit, UTI falls into acute UTI and chronic UTI. But depending on the factors that affect the infection, like urinary tract deformity, urinary tract stones and urinary obstruction, it can also be divided into complex and non-complex UTI. Clinically, most UTI are acute non-complex UTI.Can Urinary Tract Infection Cause Nephrotic Syndrome Why Do Nephrotic Syndrome Patients Have Swollen Feet
When urinary tract infection progresses to the renal pelvis, renal damage would occur. First, renal tubules and renal interstitium would be damaged, then the endothelial cells of capillary in glomeruli would be affected subsequently, damaging the glomerular function. If the infection continues, the damage would be existing, resulting in anemia eventually. In addition, severe pyelonephritis could also cause renal papillary necrosis that can lead to acute kidney failure as well.Hot Compress Therapy for Kidney Disease Acupuncture for Kidney Disease Herbal Medicine and Kidney Disease Medicated Bath and Kidney Disease
In most cases, after antimicrobial treatment, ninety percent of acute non-complex urinary tract infection would be cured, while ten percent of the infection would turned into persistent or reoccurring. Acute non-complex urinary tract infection tends to happen to postmenopausal women, but few of them develop into uremia.Nausea and Vomiting for Kidney Disease Proteinuria and Kidney Disease Proper Treatment for Urine Formation for Dialysis Patients
As for patients with complex urinary tract infection accompanied with urinary obstruction or deformity, if mismanaged, it not only can causes kidney stone, but also leads to retrograde viral infection, resulting in pyelonephritis and damaging kidney function. If infection persists, uremia would occur eventually.

So, urinary tract infection is clinically common, which can also cause uremia and should not be overlooked. Patients with urinary tract infection should receive timely and thorough treatment, otherwise kidney impairment could happen and kidney failure would occur.Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital