Child Kidney Dis.  2017 Oct;21(2):107-113. 10.3339/jkspn.2017.21.2.107.

Clinical implications of DMSA Scan in Childhood Acute Pyelonephritis

• Huh SM
• Park BK
• Kang HM
• Rhim JW
• Suh JS
• Lee KY

• KMID: 2394448
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3339/jkspn.2017.21.2.107

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study aimed to evaluate the relationships between 99mTecnicium-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan findings and clinical parameters including age and fever duration.
METHODS
The positive rates for abnormal DMSA scans were analyzed according to the age of patients, fever duration prior to admission, and total fever duration. DMSA scan findings were divided into 3 categories: single defect, multifocal defects, and discrepant defects. We evaluated the detection rates of vesicoureteral reflux according to DMSA scan lesions.
RESULTS
Among a total 320 cases, 141 (44.1%) had abnormal DMSA scans. The infant group (0-1 year of age) had a shorter total fever duration, and a lower C-reactive protein (CRP) value and DMSA positive rate (39.8% vs. 60.6%, P=0.002) compared to children group (2-15 years of age). Patients with abnormal scans had a longer total fever duration and higher CRP compared to those with normal scans. The positivity rate of abnormal scans did not differ between the patients with a short fever duration prior to admission of ≤2 days and those with longer fever duration of ≥3 days. However, patients with longer total fever duration had a higher rate of abnormal DMSA scans (P=0.02). Among cases with a single defect, multifocal defects, and discrepant defects, vesicoureteral reflux was observed in 22.4%, 60% and 70.6% of cases, respectively (P=0.004).
CONCLUSION
Although DMSA scan has limitations in early diagnosis, DMSA scan findings may aid in the prediction of the severity of systemic inflammation and detection of vesicoureteral reflux.

Keyword

Acute pyelonephritis; Urinary tract infection; Technetium 99m-dimercaptosuccinic acid; Vesicoureteral reflux; Child

MeSH Terms

C-Reactive Protein
Child
Early Diagnosis
Fever
Humans
Infant
Inflammation
Pyelonephritis*
Succimer*
Urinary Tract Infections
Vesico-Ureteral Reflux
C-Reactive Protein
Succimer