Emphysematous pyelonephritis is an acute infection of the renal parenchyma and perinephric tissues caused by gas-forming microorganisms, resulting in the radiographic presence of gas in the kidney, collecting system, and surrounding spaces. Here we present a case of severe emphysematous pyelonephritis in the setting of Klebsiella urosepsis. Surgical exploration of the flank revealed infectious ...

This is a case report of foreign body ingestion in a suicide attempt resulting in gastric perforation and phlegmon formation during a subsequent 6 month period that eventually required surgical intervention. The patient had a prolonged course because she did not report a history of foreign body ingestion and the initial evaluating physicians had no suspicion about possible foreign body ingestio...

The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025729X 20 September 2004 181 6 329-330 ©The Medical Journal of Australia 2004 www.mja.com.au Lessons from practice Non-contrast computed tomography (CT) of the bra two minute areas of high density in the left frontal lobe, as evidence of early infection. CT of the orbits revealed swelling of the subcutaneous soft tissue, interpreted as cellulitis. A frac...

Aim: To report an uncommon case of extraoral sinus tract the facial region caused by a tooth with acute apical abscess in mandible. Case report: Established on oral examination and radiographic examination, Acute Apical Abscess (cellulitis/phlegmon) 47 was diagnosed, which had resulted cutaneous tract. The continuous purulent discharge right ceased after drainage extraction 47. Conclusion: It i...

Infections of the skin and soft tissues (SSTI) are clinical entities with variable presentations, causes, and levels of clinical severity. They are frequent in emergency departments. The most common pathogen in the Western World is Staphylococcus aureus. SSTI may provide a hint to underlying pathologies such as diabetes and other states of immune compromise. Here we present a 41-year-old non-di...

Complications from lost gallstones after cholecystectomy are rare but varied from simple perihepatic abscess to empyema and expectoration of gallstones. Gallstone complications have been reported in nearly every organ system, although reports of malignant masquerade of retained gallstones are few. We present the case of an 87-year-old woman with a flank soft tissue tumor 4 years after laparosco...

Lumbosacral osteomyelitis and discitis are usually a result of hematogenous spread; rarely it can result from direct inoculation during a surgical procedure. Bacteria may also track along implanted devices to a different location. This is a rare complication seen from pelvic organ prolapse surgery with sacral colpopexy. A 67-year-old female developed increasing lower back pain four months follo...