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Failure of sonography to visualize a kidney affected by emphysematous pyelonephritis
We describe a diabetic patient who presented with acute renal failure as a result of acute bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis. Initially, both an abdominal X-ray examination and a renal sonogram were unremarkable. Two days later, however, the previously visualized right kidney could not be demon...
Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2721535/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19675803 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-1591.32077 |
Sumario: | We describe a diabetic patient who presented with acute renal failure as a result of acute bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis. Initially, both an abdominal X-ray examination and a renal sonogram were unremarkable. Two days later, however, the previously visualized right kidney could not be demonstrated again by a repeat renal sonogram. A computed tomogram and a repeat abdominal X-ray study confirmed the diagnosis of emphysematous pyelonephritis. To our knowledge this is one of the few described cases of emphysematous pyelonephritis distinguished by a sonogram's inability to visualize a kidney because of interference with imaging by the gas produced by the bacteria that are responsible for the pyelonephritic infection. |
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