A case of emphysematous pyelonephritis induced by Citrobacter freundii infection

A 79-year-old female with diabetes mellitus had general fatigue, a high fever and vomiting. A CT revealed acute emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN). A nephrectomy was performed on the 2(nd) hospital day. The results of the blood culture showed the presence of Citrobacter freundii infection. The patie...

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Autores principales: Yanagawa, Youichi, Hirano, Yohei, Matsumoto, Naoko, Ogishima, Tatsuya
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3841538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24339664
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.120380
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author Yanagawa, Youichi
Hirano, Yohei
Matsumoto, Naoko
Ogishima, Tatsuya
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description A 79-year-old female with diabetes mellitus had general fatigue, a high fever and vomiting. A CT revealed acute emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN). A nephrectomy was performed on the 2(nd) hospital day. The results of the blood culture showed the presence of Citrobacter freundii infection. The patient's post-operative course was uneventful. This case is the second reported case of EPN induced by Citrobacter freundii. Bacteremia induced by Citrobacter freundii infection typically results in a high mortality rate. In this case, the early diagnosis of the EPN using CT and immediate medical treatment, including urgent elective nephrectomy, were key to the favorable outcome.
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spelling pubmed-38415382013-12-11 A case of emphysematous pyelonephritis induced by Citrobacter freundii infection Yanagawa, Youichi Hirano, Yohei Matsumoto, Naoko Ogishima, Tatsuya J Emerg Trauma Shock Case Report A 79-year-old female with diabetes mellitus had general fatigue, a high fever and vomiting. A CT revealed acute emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN). A nephrectomy was performed on the 2(nd) hospital day. The results of the blood culture showed the presence of Citrobacter freundii infection. The patient's post-operative course was uneventful. This case is the second reported case of EPN induced by Citrobacter freundii. Bacteremia induced by Citrobacter freundii infection typically results in a high mortality rate. In this case, the early diagnosis of the EPN using CT and immediate medical treatment, including urgent elective nephrectomy, were key to the favorable outcome. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3841538/ /pubmed/24339664 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.120380 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Matsumoto, Naoko
Ogishima, Tatsuya
A case of emphysematous pyelonephritis induced by Citrobacter freundii infection
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title_full A case of emphysematous pyelonephritis induced by Citrobacter freundii infection
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title_full_unstemmed A case of emphysematous pyelonephritis induced by Citrobacter freundii infection
title_short A case of emphysematous pyelonephritis induced by Citrobacter freundii infection
title_sort case of emphysematous pyelonephritis induced by citrobacter freundii infection
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3841538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24339664
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.120380
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