Article in Japanese

A four-month-old boy with secondary pseudohypoaldosteronism (PHA) type I due to megaureters and pyelonephritis caused by Citrobacter freundii

Shinichi SATO, Takanori MINOURA, Setsuko KITAOKA, Yusaku TAZAWA

Escherichia coli is the most common causative agent that has been identified for patients with secondary pseudohypoaldosteronism resulting from a urinary tract infection. This paper reports a four-month-old boy with secondary pseudohypoaldosteronism due to pyelonephritis caused by a minor pathogen, Citrobacter freundii.

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Department of Pediatrics, Sendai Medical Center

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Received	November 30, 2010
Accepted	June 27, 2011

23 (4)：378─382,2012