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Mindy Weisberger

Diagnostic dilemma: A man went to the doctor for a bad UTI and learned he had an extra kidney

An X-ray image showing a cross section of a human back, with a white circle of the vertebrae towards the bottom surrounded by gray tissue. Three arrows point to the left, right, and down next to three circles in the gray area. .

The patient: A 31-year-old man in Wardha, India

The symptoms: The man visited a medical center after experiencing five days of pain on the right side of his lower back, as well as a burning sensation during urination and a fever higher than 102.2 degrees Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius).

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