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Emphysematous pyelonephritis on a single anatomic kidney: About a case report and literature analysis
Limam Ahmed Ballaty1, Ibrahim Boukhannous1, Mehdi Chennoufi1
1Department of Urology, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco.
Abstract:
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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