Case Report

A Case with Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Secondary to Chronic Pyelonephritis

  • Süleyman KALMAN
  • Faysal GÖK
  • Erkan DEMİRKAYA
  • Erdal GÖKÇAY

Received Date: Accepted Date: 22.07.2003 Gulhane Med J 2003;45(3):287-290

Chronic pyelonephritis or reflux nephropathy secondary to vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) can lead to serious complications such as hypertension, proteinuria and chronic renal failure. Herein we present a sixteen-month-old boy with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) secondary to chronic pyelonephritis and emphasize the importance of VUR in recurrent urinary tract infections and NDI a rare complication of chronic pyelonephritis.

Keywords: Vesicoureteral Reflux, Chronic Pyelonephritis, Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus