Urine Adenosine Deaminase Activity in Confirmed Urinary Tract Tuberculosis.
- Author:
Hong Sun UH
1
;
Sung Jin KIM
;
Yung UH
;
Gab Jun YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
adenosine deaminase;
tuberculosis
- MeSH:
Adenosine Deaminase*;
Adenosine*;
Humans;
Tuberculosis*;
Ureter;
Ureteral Obstruction;
Urinary Tract Infections;
Urinary Tract*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1990;31(1):99-102
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We studied the activity of adenosine deaminase in the urine of 38 patients who were divided into four groups :Urinary tract tuberculosis without ureteral obstruction(Group I ), Urinary tract tuberculosis with ureteral obstruction (Group II ), Urinary tract infection ( Group III ) and control subjects (Group IV). In patients with urinary tract tuberculosis with ureteral obstruction the adenosine deaminase activity in aspirated renal urine was significantly higher than for the rest of the groups (p<0.001). Adenosine deaminase activity in renal aspirated urine has proved to be a simple and reliable diagnostic method for urinary tract tuberculosis with ureteral obstruction.
