Fulminant course of unilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis revealing a renal actinomycosis caused by Actinomyces meyeri, an unknown cause of septic shock

The objective of this case report is to describe the first case of renal actinomycosis caused by Actinomyces meyeri presenting as severe emphysematous pyelonephritis and complicated by septic shock and multi-organ failure. Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a potentially life-threatening infection most...

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Autores principales: Herbland, Alexandre, Leloup, Maxime, Levrat, Quentin, Guillaume, Frédéric, Verrier, Virginie, Bouillard, Philippe, Landois, Thierry, Ouaki, Charlie Frédéric, Lesieur, Olivier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4397714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25878793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2052-0492-2-42

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