Emphysematous pyelonephritis on a single anatomic kidney: About a case report and literature analysis

Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) on a single kidney is an extremely uncommon necrosing infection of renal parenchyma due often to infection by a gas-producing bacteria in a patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. The management associate aggressive fluid and electrolyte resuscitation with sev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ballaty, Limam Ahmed, Boukhannous, Ibrahim, Chennoufi, Mehdi, El Moudane, Anouar, Mokhtari, Mohamed, Barki, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Inflammation and Infection
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8113835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34012775
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101698
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Sumario:Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) on a single kidney is an extremely uncommon necrosing infection of renal parenchyma due often to infection by a gas-producing bacteria in a patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. The management associate aggressive fluid and electrolyte resuscitation with several dialysis sessions, control of blood sugar levels, and broad-spectrum antibiotics with an urgent drainage. This paper aims to describe a case of a 68-year-old diabetic male patient who presented with EPN on a single kidney managed by conservative treatment.

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