Pyelonephritis: what is this disease causing the hospitalization of Hugo Clément’s daughter?

Kidney infection for Jim (pyelonephritis), which causes high fever spikes, up to 41 degrees, explained Hugo Clément, journalist and columnist on his account instagram. She was KO but the doctors, nurses and auxiliaries of the hospital center of the Basque coast watched over her”.

Her two-year-old daughter was hospitalized with pyelonephritis. It is an infection of the kidneys and excretory cavities. Generally, this disease is more frequent in women than in men and can be the consequence of an infection of the urine contained in the bladder. Thus, people who are affected may have pain and fever.

High fever in all patients

For infants and children under 2 years of age, symptoms may be less specific. On the other hand, they, too, can have a high fever and more common digestive symptoms, such as vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain. Bad-smelling urine can also indicate an infection, depending on the MSD-Manual.

Finally, in children over two years of age, symptoms of pyelonephritis include high fever, chills, pain, and tenderness in the costovertebral angle, which is the angle the rib makes through relation to the vertebra at the joint between these two bones.

Antibiotics to treat the infection

Compulsory hospitalization for a few days, the time of intravenous antibiotic treatment”, explained Hugo Clément about his daughter. This drug treatment usually works very well. Jim is also released from the hospital.

Pyelonephritis, if left untreated, can lead to sepsis. It is an infection of the blood by a bacterium which can be severe and be accompanied by cardiovascular manifestations.

So, as soon as a child or an adult has a sudden high fever, they should be taken to the doctor as soon as possible because they may be suffering from pyelonephritis or another health problem.