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[Emphysematous pyelonephritis]
J Monllor Gisbert1, F Galbis Palau
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España.
Archivos Espanoles De Urologia
|November 1, 1995
Abstract
Objectives:
The etiopathogenic and therapeutic aspects of emphysematous pyelonephritis, an uncommon disease entity, are discussed.
Methods/Results:
We describe the clinical history of a diabetic with intercurrent gas-forming infection in the form of emphysematous pyelonephritis that was successfully treated.
Conclusions:
This disease entity, which is almost exclusive to diabetic patients, is unique. It produces a type of organism that warrants early and aggressive treatment.