PMID: 9431496Feb 12, 1998Paper

Emphysematous pyelonephritis

Heart & Lung : the Journal of Critical Care
J T BonoanB A Cunha

Abstract

Emphysematous pyelonephritis, an uncommon severe necrotizing infection of the kidney, usually associated with diabetes mellitus, is a potentially fatal illness. We present a case of a 75-year-old woman with diabetes who was admitted with "pyelonephritis." The computed tomography scan of her abdomen revealed gas in the renal parenchyma, and emphysematous pyelonephritis was diagnosed. The patient had a total nephrectomy, and was treated with antibiotics. Blood cultures and operative cultures grew Escherichia coli.

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Sep 11, 2001·Urology·A F TrainerM H Bamberger
May 1, 2007·Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology·Jinn-Ming WangKwok-Kuen Pang

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