Rare presentation of emphysematous pyelonephritis due to faulty catheter insertion

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a severe necrotizing infection that occurs predominately among individuals with diabetes mellitus. The mortality rate is >10% only medical therapy. We report a case of emphysematous pyelonephritis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, precipitated by faulty catheter ins...

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Autores principales: Honjo, Sarah, Miyagami, Taiju, Suzuki, Mayu, Ito, Arisa, Naito, Toshio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9388845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35999981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6251
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Sumario:Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a severe necrotizing infection that occurs predominately among individuals with diabetes mellitus. The mortality rate is >10% only medical therapy. We report a case of emphysematous pyelonephritis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, precipitated by faulty catheter insertion. The patient recovered after the replacement of catheter and administration of antibiotics.

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