Abstract:
A method for diagnosis of complex urolithiasis consists in clinical registering of the presence of protein in the urine sample, a part of the sample being dried and subjected to crystallographic analysis. If a peripheral amorphous zone is revealed, inside which is situated a central crystalline zone, pyelonephritis is diagnosed. If a complete crystalline zone (i.e. without the peripheral amorphous zone) is revealed, calculous pyelonephritis is diagnosed. The method of prognosis consists in clinical registering of the absence of protein, adding a 8-12 % solution of a protein substance, e.g. albumin to the urine sample, drying the mixture and subjecting it to crystallographic analysis. If there is complete, non-transparent crystallization of the sample (i.e. without the peripheral amorphous zone), urolithiasis is prognosticated.