Signs and Symptoms
The most common symptom of VUR is urinary tract infection (UTI). Other symptoms might include the following:
- Bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis)
- Collection of urine in the renal pelvis (hydronephrosis)
- Distention in the abdomen (caused by hydronephrosis)
- Failure to thrive
- High blood pressure (hypertension; caused by kidney damage)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Protein in the urine (proteinuria)
Complications
Untreated VUR provides access for bacteria to enter the kidneys and may result in kidney infection (pyelonephritis), kidney damage, and progressive renal failure.
Physician-developed and -monitored.
Original Date of Publication: 10 Jun 1998
Reviewed by: Stanley J. Swierzewski, III, M.D.
Last Reviewed: 04 Dec 2007
Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR), Signs and Symptoms reprinted with permission from urologychannel.com
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