Pyelonephritis complicated by a perirenal abscess in a pregnant woman: Exceptional cause of fetal death in utero

Acute pyelonephritis is the most common bacterial infection during pregnancy. If not diagnosed and treated promptly, it can lead to serious maternal and fetal complications. In the literature, a few cases of perirenal abscess complicating acute pyelonephritis during pregnancy have been reported. Her...

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Autores principales: Rahoui, Moez, Khouni, Hassen, Boulma, Rami
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Inflammation and Infection
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9207609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35734613
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102126
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Sumario:Acute pyelonephritis is the most common bacterial infection during pregnancy. If not diagnosed and treated promptly, it can lead to serious maternal and fetal complications. In the literature, a few cases of perirenal abscess complicating acute pyelonephritis during pregnancy have been reported. Herein, we report a case of perirenal abscess in a pregnant woman complicated by intrauterine fetal death and discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties.

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