Question 44 · LEK · Urinary tract infections
Indicate clinical conditions presenting with ‘sterile pyuria’:
1) tuberculosis of the urinary tract;
2) drug-induced acute tubulointerstitial nephritis;
3) Chlamydia trachomatis infection;
4) lupus nephropathy;
5) Sjӧgren syndrome.
The correct answer is:
2) drug-induced acute tubulointerstitial nephritis;
3) Chlamydia trachomatis infection;
4) lupus nephropathy;
5) Sjӧgren syndrome.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3,4.
- B. 1,4,5.
- C. 1,2,3,5.
- D. 3,4,5.
- E. all the above.
Hint
Sterile pyuria means leukocytes with no growth on routine culture: think of fastidious organisms and non-infectious renal inflammation.
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