Hyperammonemia in a patient with obstructive urinary tract infection due to Corynebacterium urealyticum

• Autorzy: Tsuneaki Kenzaka , Ayako Kumabe , Yuka Urushibara , Kensuke Minami , Takeshi Ishida
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A 93-year-old woman with neurogenic bladder was admitted to our hospital because of impaired consciousness. Her urine culture revealed urease-test-positive Corynebacterium urealyticum. She was diagnosed with hyperammonemia due to an obstructive urinary tract infection that was caused by urease-producing bacteria. The patient showed rapid improvement of impaired consciousness and hyperammonemia after urine analysis. It is necessary to consider obstructive urinary tract infection as a differential diagnosis of hyperammonemia, which commonly occurs in urinary tract infections owing to the presence of urease-producing bacteria. Relief from obstruction is the most important treatment for hyperammonemia caused by this mechanism.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Urinary tract infection; Hyperammonemia; Corynebacterium urealyticum; Dysuria

• Czasopismo: Open Medicine
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 8
• Numer: 5
• Strony: 597-599

Daty

wydano

2013-10-01

online

2013-09-18

Twórcy

autor

Tsuneaki Kenzaka

• Division of General Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan,

autor

Ayako Kumabe

• Division of General Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan

autor

Yuka Urushibara

• Division of General Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan

autor

Kensuke Minami

• Department of General Medicine, Toyooka Public Hospital, Toyooka, Hyogo, 668-0851, Japan

autor

Takeshi Ishida

• First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/s11536-013-0202-5