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Emphysematous pyelonephritis in type II diabetes: A case report of an undiagnosed ureteric colic

INTRODUCTION: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe acute necrotising infection of the renal parenchyma and perirenal tissue, characterised by gas formation. 90% of cases are seen in association with diabetes mellitus. We report a case of undiagnosed ureteric obstruction in a type II diabet...

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Autores principales: Vollans, Samuel R, Sehjal, Ranjit, Forster, James A, Rogawski, Karol M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2565667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18826627
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-192