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Published on: July 18, 2017
Incidentally detected emphysematous pyelonephritis
Yogesh Kumar Swami1, Dharam Vir Singh1, Sanjay Kumar Gupta1
1Department of Urology, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EP) is a rare, severe gas forming infection of renal parenchyma and its surrounding areas and potentially life threatening condition that requires prompt evaluation and treatment. Although it commonly present with a fulminant clinical picture of sepsis, relatively mild symptoms can also be encountered. To our knowledge, incidentally detected emphysematous pyelonephritis has not been reported so far. We report a case of EP that was incidentally detected during evaluation for diabetes.
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