Pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritis.

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis

SYNOPSIS The origin of the intracellular fat in human xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis has been the centre of some discussion in the past. A report of a case in a domestic cat is of interest as normal feline renal epithelium is rich in stainable fat. A comparison of the human and feline varieties of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis reveals certain fundamental differences between the two and...

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis.

Thirty-eight nephrectomy specimens and two biopsies of perinephric abscesses from patients with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis have been examined. Twenty showed evidence of venous damage. This included organised thrombi in 12, intimal thickening in five and phlebitis in three. All specimens showed evidence of previous haemorrhage in the form of haemosiderin deposition. These findings differ...

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis.

To cite: Begum T, Huq ME, Ahmed M. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016216025 DESCRIPTION A 48-year-old African-American woman was admitted to the hospital, because of weight loss and poor appetite for the past 3 months. The patient mentioned that she had nearly 30 lb of unintentional weight loss during this period. She had neither nausea, vomiting...

Experimental Pyelonephritis

Uncomplicated pyelonephritis in man is almost always produced by a single species of bacteria, ordinarily a Gram-negative organism. Mixed infection of the urinary tract is usually associated with chronic obstruction or instrumentation. In animals the production of pyelonephritis results in an acute process, and in most models a single species of bacteria has been used as the infecting agent. It...