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Missing Renal Stone Diagnosis in Dementia Patients With Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Sakshi Jain, Rashi Bharat Patel, Lovekumar Vala, SudhaRani Kinthada, Neel Patel, Shikha Jain, Tanzina Khan, Athmananda Nanjundappa, Vaishnavi Sirekulam, Nishthaben Naik and 2 more

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Sakshi JainDepartment of Geriatrics, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, USA.
Rashi Bharat PatelCollege of Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, CHN.
Lovekumar ValaDepartment of Anatomy, Shantabaa Medical College, Amreli, IND.
SudhaRani KinthadaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, IND.
Neel PatelDepartment of Medical Education, GMERS Medical College Gotri, Vadodara, IND.
Shikha JainDepartment of Medicine, MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, Bengaluru, IND.
Tanzina KhanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka, BGD.
Athmananda NanjundappaDepartment of Internal Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Baltimore, USA.
Vaishnavi SirekulamDepartment of Medicine, Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari, IND.
Nishthaben NaikDepartment of Health & Family Welfare, Primary Health Center, Bigri, Navsari, IND.
Chandu SiripuramDepartment of Hospital Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Scranton, USA.
Harmeet GillDepartment of Medicine, HopeHealth, Florence, USA.

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Abstract

In older adults, diagnosing, treating, and preventing urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be challenging. This case is of an 82-year-old female of white descent, who was admitted to a post-acute care facility following hospitalization for delirium and a UTI. Hypoactive delirium may be the only clinical manifestation of recurrent UTI. Due to challenges in obtaining a history from this patient with dementia, she had to be admitted multiple times for sepsis. During her final hospitalization, a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis was ordered, which revealed an obstructed kidney stone as the cause of her recurrent UTIs. Recurrent UTIs especially in patients with dementia should prompt further imaging to look for kidney stones. Factors like dehydration and poor oral intake are risk factors for kidney stones, which patients with dementia are susceptible to.

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dementiaelderlygeriatricrenal stoneurinary tract infection (uti)

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