Best Doctors for Kidney Infection Treatment in Mp Nagar, Bhopal

Kidney infection is known scientifically as pyelonephritis and is defined as a type of urinary tract infection that starts from the urinary bladder and goes up to the kidneys. The warning signs of kidney infection are fever with chills, pain in the lower back or side region, pain while urinating, bloody or cloudy urine with a foul smell, and frequent urgent need to urinate. There is an increased risk of kidney infections in conditions like vesicoureteral reflux, diabetes, HIV, taking immunosuppressive medications and women with shorter urethra thus making it easier for the bacteria to travel into the kidneys and also when there is a blockage due to conditions like kidney stones, enlarged prostate and uterine prolapse. Renal papillary necrosis and emphysematous pyelonephritis are considered as potential complications of kidney infection. One should visit a doctor if they present complaints like severe dehydration, fever or sudden onset of pain, problems in urinating, confusion and shortness of breath, which indicate a kidney infection.