Unusual presentation of emphysematous pyelonephritis
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Scrotum balloon: an unusual presentation of emphysematous pyelonephritis.
A 40-year-old diabetic man presented to the emergency department with fever and abdomen pain for 2 days. On examination, the patient had a painless swollen scrotum with predominant left-sided subcutaneous emphysema extending from anterior abdominal wall. Urinalysis contained more than 100 red blood cells and 0–1 white blood cells per high-power field in spun urine sediment. An abdominal plain f...
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Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a gas-producing, necrotizing infection involving the renal parenchyma and surrounding tissue that is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Common causative organisms include Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. While most patients are being managed conservatively these days, nephrectomy may be needed in severe cases.
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Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma. The clinical course of EPN can be severe and life-threatening if not recognized and treated promptly. Most of the information has been from case reports, a few large series have also been reported. Using an evidence-based approach, this review describes the pathogenesis, classification, complications, ...
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. pISSN 1011-8934 eISSN 1598-6357 Bilateral Emphysematous Pyelonephritis https://doi.org/10.33...
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عنوان ژورنال: Intensive Care Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0342-4642,1432-1238
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-018-5491-3