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Eleven-year-old Harry is complaining of a

severe sore throat and gets to stay home from school. His pediatrician

prescribes a course of broad-spectrum antibiotics, and Harry feels much better

within a few days. However, some two weeks later, Harry has a dull, bilateral

pain in his lower back and his urine is a smoky brown color. On the basis of

Harry's signs and symptoms, diagnose his condition and draw the

relationship (if any) between his present condition and his earlier sore

throat

User Baaleos
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Answer:Harry is showing the symptoms of kidney inflammation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The smoky brown color of theurine indicates the presence of blood or bile. Kidney inflammations usually result from infections either of the lower urinary tract or, in Harry's case, from his earlier infection of a sore throat. The kidney inflammation is called either pyelitis (involves only the renal pelvis and calyces) or pyelonephritis (affects the whole kidney)

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