Pyuria in patients with Kawasaki disease

Table 1 The prevalence of pyuria in patients with Kawasaki disease

Ref.	No. of patients with pyuria /No. of total patients	The percent of patients with pyuria
Yamamoto et al[12]	8/23	34.8
Melish et al[14]	10/16	62.5
Barone et al[15]	13/27	48.1
Wirojanan et al[16]	23/70	33
Watanabe et al[17]	10/23	43.5
Perrin et al[18]		45.4
Shike et al[19]	106/135	79.8
Sepahi et al[20]	32/47	68.1
Liu et al[21]	44/145	30.3
Choi et al[22]	40/133	30
Soleimani et al[23]	17/47	36.2

Table 2 Causes of sterile pyuria in children

Causes

Infectious causes

Partially treated bacterial UTI

UTI in the presence of urinary obstruction

Renal tuberculosis

Renal abscess

Renal tuberculosis

Inflammation near the ureter or bladder (appendicitis, Crohn disease)

Febrile disorders other than UTI

Noninfectious causes

Nephrolithiasis

Kidney and urinary tract anomalies

Glomerulonephritis

Interstitial nephritis

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Interstitial cystitis

Kawasaki disease

UTI: Urinary tract infection.