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Difference in kidney size

2017-01-28 06:39:33
My nephew is 11 months old.. when he was born both kidneys are differing in size and doctors mentioned it is not a problem.. but from 2 weeks he is suffering from fever irregularly.. so we got blood and urine and found there is urine infection.. we got the ultrasound of kidney again and there is still the difference.. is that causing this urine infection ? Attached the new scan reports
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Hello there.  I can understand your concern.  Yes it could be the problem. Not just the size. Anyways, the patient should drink plwnty of fluids. Consult a urologist in person for further evaluation and management. Best regards. Dr. Anil kumar jain. Bangalore.

Answered2017-01-29 17:12:53

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