Have you ever heard of vesico-ureteral reflux (VUR)? This is a
problem that I have be seeing lately which occurs in the urinary
tract. In the normal scenario urine is produced in the kidneys
and then travels through the ureters (which are like a straw)
from the kidneys to the bladder. The urine is supposed to only
proceed in one direction, and only down and into the bladder and
then out the urethra when you urinate. But in some children, the
kidneys are fine and doing their work of making urine but the
ureters (the straws) allow the urine to go in a retrograde
fashion (both up and down, or back and forth or whatever
terminology you want) from bladder to kidney, ;and this is
termed vesico ureteral reflux (not to be confused with gastro-
esophageal reflux). Vesico-ureteral reflux is often diagnosed in
infants and young children who present with prolonged fever
which may be an indicator of a urinary tract infection. When a
child under the age of 2 has persistent fever (usually over 72
hours), without any other fo