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Karandeep Singh1, John Greene2
1Internal Medicine, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Amritsar, IND.
Abstract:
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe necrotising infection of the renal parenchyma which is rarely reported in cancer patients. We present a case of a 92-year-old man with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder who developed EPN after resection of the tumour. Septic shock developed and blood cultures grew extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) Escherichia coli. Because of renal function decline with hematuria a non-contrast CT scan of the abdomen showed gas in the kidney and surrounding area consistent with EPN. After receiving appropriate antibiotics according to susceptibility testing, EPN was resolved based on a follow-up CT scan of the abdomen without requiring further surgical intervention. We review the literature and discuss the management of EPN in cancer patients.
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