Conservative management of emphysematous pyelonephritis

Conservative management of emphysematous pyelonephritis

Emphysematous pyelonephritis, though uncommon, is a severe necrotizing kidney infection common in patients with diabetes. Surgical treatment has been advocated as the treatment of choice in most of the patients. We present the clinical course of an elderly lady who presented with emphysematous pyelo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism 2012-03, Vol.16 (2), p.303-305
Hauptverfasser: Laway, Bashir Ahmad, Bhat, Manzoor Ahmad, Bashir, Mir Iftikhar, Ganie, Mohd Ashraf, Mir, Shahnaz Ahmad, Daga, Riyaz Ahmad
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Sprache:eng
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Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Conservative treatment
diabetes
Diagnosis
Emphysema, Pulmonary
emphysematous pyelonephritis
Health aspects
Pyelonephritis
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Zusammenfassung:Emphysematous pyelonephritis, though uncommon, is a severe necrotizing kidney infection common in patients with diabetes. Surgical treatment has been advocated as the treatment of choice in most of the patients. We present the clinical course of an elderly lady who presented with emphysematous pyelonephritis and was successfully managed with medical treatment despite the presence of adverse prognostic factors like acute renal failure and thrombocytopenia.
ISSN:2230-8210
2230-9500
DOI:10.4103/2230-8210.93776