what are signs of severe kidney infection?
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['Fever.', 'Chills.', 'Back, side (flank) or groin pain.', 'Abdominal pain.', 'Frequent urination.', 'Strong, persistent urge to urinate.', 'Burning sensation or pain when urinating.', 'Nausea and vomiting.']
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['Flank pain.', 'Abdominal mass, especially in children.', 'Nausea and vomiting.', 'Urinary tract infection (UTI)', 'Fever.', 'Painful urination (dysuria)', 'Increased urinary frequency.', 'Increased urinary urgency.']
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['Pink, red or brown urine.', 'Cloudy or foul-smelling urine.', 'A persistent need to urinate, urinating more often than usual or urinating in small amounts.', 'Nausea and vomiting.', 'Fever and chills if an infection is present.']
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['Bloody and/or cloudy urine.', 'Straining or whimpering during urination.', 'Accidents in the house.', 'Needing to be let outside more frequently.', 'Licking around the urinary opening.', 'Fever.']
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Symptoms of a kidney infection often come on within a few hours. You can feel feverish, shivery, sick and have a pain in your back or side. In addition to feeling unwell like this, you may also have symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI) such as cystitis.
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['Abdominal pain and swelling.', 'Severe flank pain and back pain.', 'Blood in the urine.', 'Drowsiness, decreased alertness, including coma.', 'Decreased urine output or inability to urinate.', 'Fever.', 'Increased heart rate.', 'Nausea, vomiting.']
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Hospitalization for severe kidney infections If your kidney infection is severe, your doctor might admit you to the hospital. Treatment might include antibiotics and fluids that you receive through a vein in your arm (intravenously).
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If left untreated, a kidney infection can lead to potentially serious complications, such as: Kidney scarring. This can lead to chronic kidney disease, high blood pressure and kidney failure. Blood poisoning (septicemia).
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In addition to common UTI symptoms, a person may experience fever, chills, back or flank pain, nausea or confusion. Without prompt medical attention, these infections can lead to permanent kidney damage.
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Kidney infection symptoms vs. A kidney infection can share many symptoms in common with other types of UTIs, such as cystitis and urethritis. Symptoms common to any type of UTI can include: a painful or burning sensation when urinating.
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['a reduced amount of urine.', 'swelling of your legs, ankles, and feet from retention of fluids caused by the failure of the kidneys to eliminate water waste.', 'unexplained shortness of breath.', 'excessive drowsiness or fatigue.', 'persistent nausea.', 'confusion.', 'pain or pressure in your chest.', 'seizures.']
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About kidney infections If treated promptly, a kidney infection doesn't cause serious harm, but will make you feel very unwell. If a kidney infection isn't treated, it can get worse and cause permanent kidney damage.
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Signs of pyelonephritis include pain in the sides (especially in the area around the kidneys), fever, and a general sense of not feeling well. Other signs include vomiting, decreased appetite, excessive thirst, or excessive urination. Sometimes there are no signs until kidney failure has occurred from the infection.
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Signs and symptoms of acute kidney failure may include: Decreased urine output, although occasionally urine output remains normal. Fluid retention, causing swelling in your legs, ankles or feet. Shortness of breath.
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['pain in the pelvis.', 'pain or a burning sensation while urinating.', 'a frequent need to urinate.', 'cloudy urine.', 'blood or pus in the urine.', 'pain in the kidney area or abdomen.', 'swelling of the body, commonly in the face, legs, and feet.', 'vomiting.']
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It's more serious than cystitis, a common infection of the bladder that makes urinating painful. If treated promptly, a kidney infection doesn't cause serious harm, but will make you feel very unwell. If a kidney infection isn't treated, it can get worse and cause permanent kidney damage.
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['frequent urination, especially at night.', 'change in urine volume.', 'decreased need to urinate.', 'a burning sensation during urination.', 'brown or red urine that appears foamy.', 'pain, especially in the area near the kidneys (flank region)', 'muscle cramps.', 'numbness in the hands and feet.']