Sterile pyuria is characteristic of ?
A. Chronic hydronephrosis
B. Renal cell carcinoma
C. Renal tuberculosis
D. Nephroblastoma
Correct answer : C. Renal tuberculosis
Sterile pyuria
Sterile pyuria refers to the presence of more than 5 white blood cells (WBC’s) per high power field in the absence of bacteria in a routine urine specimen
It can be either due to various causes
Infectious etiology
Systemic conditions
Structural defects of kidney
Intrinsic renal pathology
Although hydronephrosis can also cause sterile pyuria, it is a characteristic feature of renal tuberculosis
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