Kidney Stones Mistaken For Uti. When this happens kidney stones can become extremely painful. Unfortunately at older persons symptoms of urinary tract infection may be mistaken with some other diseases.
A kidney stone is a collection of stone forming substances that have crystalized in the kidneys. The different types of kidney stones include calcium stones uric acid stones cystine stones struvite stones and xanthine stones. While these stones are normally caused from a build up of calcium and oxalate uric acid is another common substance.
So it is possible that uti symptoms mistaken for kidney stones.
Your mother must insist on medical exams. However in some cases the lack of urine drainage and inflammation from an obstructing stone can lead to development of a urinary tract infection. When a normal kidney stone causes obstruction infection does not usually occur. Kidney stones and urinary tract infections share many similarities but also have distinct differences that tell each condition apart.