The role of zinc in acute pyelonephritis.

نویسندگان

  • Abolfazl Mahyar
  • Parviz Ayazi
  • Shahin Farzadmanesh
  • Mehdi Sahmani
  • Sonia Oveisi
  • Victoria Chegini
  • Shiva Esmaeily
چکیده

This study was conducted to determine the serum concentration of zinc in children with acute pyelonephritis. Serum zinc levels of 60 children with acute pyelonephritis and 60 healthy children were compared. Acute pyelonephritis was diagnosed using Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scan. Serum zinc levels were measured by the atomic absorption flame spectrophotometry. The levels in question in the case and control groups were 70.73 ± 14.15 and 87.61 ± 12.68 mcg/dL, respectively (P=0.001). There was no correlation between serum zinc level with inflammatory markers, severity of acute pyelonephritis and duration of the disease. This study showed that there is a correlation between serum zinc level and acute pyelonephritis. Zinc would therefore appear to play a certain role in the pathogenesis of acute pyelonephritis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Le infezioni in medicina : rivista periodica di eziologia, epidemiologia, diagnostica, clinica e terapia delle patologie infettive

دوره 23 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015