BILATERAL EMPHYSEMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS: A CASE REPORT
2005
Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rapidly progressive acute necrotizing infection of the kidney parenchyma caused by gaseous anaerobic bacteria.(1-3) It is almost always seen in diabetic patients (more than 90% of cases) and is sometimes associated with urinary obstruction induced by renal stone, papillary necrosis, chronic infections, or kidney dysfunction.(1,3) It is bilateral only in 10% of cases.(3) Here, we report a patient with bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis.
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