- Request received16/07/2026
- Checked & confirmed25/08/2026
- FundraisingOngoing25/08/2026
- Treatment provided
- Invoice paid
- Case closed
Why is treatment sometimes done earlier than the payment?
When a case is urgent and vital, hospitals often proceed with delivering medical care right away to save a life, even before the finalisation of admission procedures. Usually, when this happens, hospitals put the bill on our credit until the funds are transferred to their accounts. That’s why the chronology can sometimes be in disorder.
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Mohammed A., 16
FundraisingUrgentEmergency care
20
$260
About emergency care
Bilateral pyelonephritis is a severe bacterial infection that causes sudden inflammation in both kidneys simultaneously, typically escalating from an untreated lower urinary tract infection. It frequently presents with fever, nausea, and pain in both flanks, carrying a higher risk of systemic complications like acute kidney injury or sepsis compared to single-kidney infections. Renal calculi, commonly known as kidney stones, are hard mineral and salt deposits that form inside the kidneys when urine becomes highly concentrated. While small stones may pass unnoticed, larger ones can obstruct the urinary tract, causing excruciating flank pain, blood in the urine, and nausea.
Rahama Medical & Maternity Clinic
No. 3 PTF Road, Bullumkutu Kasuwa, Maiduguri, Nigeria
Background
Mohammed Ali is a 16-year-old secondary school student who dreams of becoming a doctor. He has been hospitalized several times over the past 18 months with severe pain, fever, and urinary complications. His condition has continued to worsen, affecting both his health and his education, and he now requires further investigations and treatment. Mohammed is the third of five children. His father is a daily labourer and his mother is a petty trader. After spending all their savings on previous hospitalizations and medications, the family can no longer afford the cost of his medical care and urgently needs support. Adamu Kabiru, a 16-year-old male, presented with a 3-week history of recurrent severe right loin-to-groin pain, dysuria, high-grade fever, and intermittent hematuria. He also reports nausea and vomiting during episodes. This is his 4th hospital admission in the last 18 months for similar complaints. Symptoms are worsening and affecting his schooling. After in-depth history taking, and clinical assessment, Mohammed is diagnosed UTI (? Bilateral Pyelonephritis) r/o Recurrent Renal Calculi.
Prognosis
Mohammed Ali has recurrent bilateral renal calculi with associated Bilateral Pyelonephritis, following a previous surgery 6 years ago. If treated surgically (Nephrolithotomy), the prognosis is excellent with restoration of kidney function, relief of pain, and ability to resume normal schooling. If left untreated, he risks recurrent severe infections, progressive kidney damage, and possible kidney failure and eventually death.
