*Corresponding Author: Cacciaguerra G, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania Postgraduate Training Program in Pediatrics, Catania, Italy.

Received: February 15, 2024; Published: February 27, 2024

Abstract

Urological complications are very common among patients with spinal cord injury, impacting meaningfully quality of life. While upper urinary tract dysfunction is less common, lower urinary tract dysfunction, such as “neurogenic bladder” is a common sequel of neurological diseases, due to morphofunctional alterations of the bladder sphincter complex. Herein we report the challenging case of a 15-years-old female with urosepsis secondary to neurogenic bladder in a disc disease.

Keywords: Urosepsis; Bladder; Neurogenic; Dysfunction

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Citation

Citation: Cacciaguerra G., et al. “Urosepsis as the First Presentation of Discopathy in an Adolescent with Occult Neurogenic Bladder"..Acta Scientific Paediatrics 7.3 (2024): 53-55.

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