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Prolonged fever following kidney biopsy: a case report

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This case report describes a patient with prolonged fever following a kidney biopsy. Workup disclosed a large perirenal and retroperitoneal hematoma. Neither imaging nor blood cultures supported an infective cause of his fever. Although the patient was initially treated with antibiotics, fever eventually resolved spontaneously. A review of the literature is provided addressing the association of fever with resorption of hematoma. Fever should be added to the list of potential complications of kidney biopsy. A conservative management is advocated.

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  1. Department of Nephrology, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    Michael J. Hausmann, Anna Basok, Alla Shnaider & Alexander Shefer

  2. Department of Pathology, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    Leonid Kachko

  3. Department of Hematology, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    Gal Yom-Tov

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Hausmann, M.J., Kachko, L., Basok, A. et al. Prolonged fever following kidney biopsy: a case report. Int Urol Nephrol 41, 423–425 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-008-9486-9

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