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Michael J Hausmann1, Leonid Kachko, Anna Basok
1Department of Nephrology, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. hausmann@bgu.ac.il
Abstract:
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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