Pyelonephritis, recurrent UTI, and delay in treatment all potentially increase the risk of scarring in the setting of UTI/vesicoureteral reflux. Microscopic proteinuria can develop after UTI in conjunction with renal scarring. One study found microalbuminuria in approximately 50% of children with known renal scarring.
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