This study was conducted to determine the serum
concentration of zinc in children with acute pyelonephritis. Serum zinc levels of 60 children with acute pyelonephritis and 60 healthy children were compared.
Acute pyelonephritis was diagnosed using Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scan. Serum zinc
levels were measured by the atomic absorption flame
spectrophotometry. The levels in question in the case
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and control groups were 70.73±14.15 and 87.61±12.68
µg/dL, respectively (P=0.001). There was no correlation between serum zinc level with inflammatory
markers, severity of acute pyelonephritis and duration
of the disease. This study showed that there is a correlation between serum zinc level and acute pyelonephritis. Zinc would therefore appear to play a certain
role in the pathogenesis of acute pyelonephritis
