Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis resolving to medical therapy: demonstration by US and CT

Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is an uncommon and life-threatening necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma occurring mostly in diabetic patients. It is usually unilateral. Nephrectomy is the current therapeutic procedure. We report the plain radiograph, US and CT findings in a 26-year-old...

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Published in:European radiology 1997, Vol.7 (6), p.844-846
Main Authors: Grozel, F, Berthezène, Y, Guérin, C, Tran-Minh, V A, Croisille, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Adult
Diabetes
Emphysema - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnostic imaging
Pregnancy in Diabetics
Pyelonephritis - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is an uncommon and life-threatening necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma occurring mostly in diabetic patients. It is usually unilateral. Nephrectomy is the current therapeutic procedure. We report the plain radiograph, US and CT findings in a 26-year-old diabetic woman who presented with bilateral EPN and was cured by medical treatment alone.
ISSN:0938-7994
1432-1084
DOI:10.1007/s003300050216