The pain from kidney stones can be very severe. So it could
easily cause you to feel hot, sweaty and flushed. But simply
passing a kidney stone should not cause a fever. When someone is
passing a stone or has a stone that is hung up along the urinary
tract with a documented fever, my first concern is infection in
the kidney (pyelonephritis). Urine that is either all or partly
blocked from flowing freely from the kidney, through the ureter,
into the bladder and out the urethra is more prone to bacterial
infection. That infection is harder to clear because the normal
flushing action is disrupted. Antibiotics alone may not be
enough. A specialist (urologist) will evaluate the situation
with a CT scan and/or a kidney ultrasound. Then he or she will
decide if something must be done immediately to drain the
infection. Here are potential options: - A tube is placed in the
kidney to drain the infection. - The stone is removed by going
in through the urethra, through the bladder, and into the ureter
containing the sto