Can kidney stones cause fever?

Kidney stones are a common disease in our lives. Many people who have never had kidney stones do not know the pain it brings to people. Kidney stones will greatly affect the patient's normal life and cause great pain to the patient. Many people do not understand the symptoms of kidney stones, such as whether kidney stones can cause fever, etc. Here I will introduce some symptoms of kidney stones to you.

1. Bacterial infection can cause fever

In most cases, kidney stones do not cause fever. However, in rare cases, stones formed by urinary tract infection or secondary bacterial infection of stones can cause fever and symptoms of systemic fever. If the stones block the urinary tract and cause poor urine excretion, it can also cause bacteremia, sepsis, etc. Kidney stones can also lead to urinary tract infections, which can cause fever if the infection is severe.

2. Pyelonephritis can cause fever

The clinical manifestations of kidney stones vary greatly, depending on the cause, composition, size, number, location, mobility, presence or absence of obstructive infection, and the degree of pathological damage to the renal parenchyma.

Mild cases may have no obvious symptoms; more serious cases may develop pyelonephritis which can cause fever, with symptoms such as fever, chills, and shivering; severe cases may develop anuria and renal failure.

3. Improper recovery can cause fever

Generally, patients with kidney stones do not have symptoms of fever, but if they do not control good living habits after surgery and improper recovery can cause fever, so patients must pay attention to daily care after surgery to avoid infection, otherwise it will cause many complications. They must strictly control their diet structure, live a regular life, go to bed early and get up early, drink plenty of water every day, increase physical exercise appropriately, and exercise more and sweat more in the sun.

The above is an introduction to whether kidney stones can cause fever. In most cases, kidney stones will not cause fever, but the occurrence of the above three situations cannot be ruled out, so we must pay attention.