关于非糖尿病男性双侧肺气泡性肌炎的案例报告:复杂的治疗之旅
B Balagobi1, S Gobishangar1, K Heerthikan1
1Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
International journal of surgery case reports
|December 15, 2023
概括
腹膜发炎 (Emphysematous pyelonephritis,EPN) 是一种严重的感染. 这一案例突显了双边EPN并发症的成功管理,强调迅速,多学科的治疗,以获得更好的患者结果.
科学领域:
- 腎臟病學 (nephrology) 是一種醫學專業.
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
背景情况:
- 腹膜发炎 (Emphysematous pyelonephritis,简称EPN) 是一种罕见的,严重的死性脏感染,会形成气体.
- 主要影响糖尿病女性,发烧,疼痛和恶心.
- 高死亡率需要紧急和准确的管理.
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