Korean J Urol.
1986 Oct;27(5):738-742.
A Case of Emphysematous Pyelonephritis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare, life-endangering suppurative infection of the renal parenchyma and perirenal tissues. The disease is encountered mainly in the diabetic patient with or without ureteral obstruction and is characterized by the production of intrarenal and occasionally, perirenal gas. We report a case of emphysematous pyelonephritis, treated by left nephrectomy, in 55-year-old diabetic woman.
