[Dysproteinemia and trace element dysbalance in urolithiasis in children]

The investigation of blood microelements by a highly sensitive neutron-activation method has shown an increased level of copper, zinc in the plasma, decreased content of iron, zinc in the plasma, decreased content of iron, manganese in erythrocytes, copper and manganese in the plasma of 75 children with calculous pyelonephritis as compared with healthy children. Besides, dysproteinemia was revealed depending on the activity and duration of the inflammatory process.