Salisu G., 14

Salisu is a 14-year-old boy from a modest family. He enjoys helping his parent all the time. He loves reading Quran and plays with his younger siblings. Salisu dreams of becoming a health care worker in the future so he can care for sick children in her community. He presented with high-grade fever, lower abdominal pain, and painful urination for 3 days. He also had frequent urination, urgency, and occasional blood-stained urine. His parents noted that he was lethargic and complained of back pain at times. He was seen, thoroughly evaluated and diagnosed with severe urinary tract infection.

Salisu was thoroughly evaluated and diagnosed with Severe urinary Tract Infection (UTI), which is causing pain during urinating, blood in urine and increased urination. This requires a prompt treatment. The primary complications of a severe urinary tract infection (UTI) include urosepsis (a life-threatening systemic blood infection), acute pyelonephritis (severe kidney infection), renal abscess formation, and acute kidney injury (AKI) from widespread tissue inflammation. The overall prognosis for a severe urinary tract infection is excellent with rapid recovery within 48 to 72 hours of starting targeted intravenous antibiotics, though delayed treatment can lead to permanent kidney scarring or life-threatening septic shock. Early treatment of symptoms will aid recovery and avert potential complications such Chronic UTI and will significantly improve his wellbeing.