[Abdominal manifestations of chronic pyelonephritis]

The most frequent abdominal complaints in chronic pyelonephritis are analyzed and one patient is described, who with the exacerbation of the disease manifested the clinical picture of acute abdomen. The involvement of visceral-dermal reflexes with hyperalgesia, muscular defense, vomiting, meteroism and disturbances in intestinal motility imitated the picture of acute abdominal drama, forcing the surgical intervention. The varied abdominal symptomatics in about 20 per cent of the cases with chronic exacerbated pyelonephritis, should be critically assessed by the therapeutists.