Korean J Urol.  1997 Jun;38(6):678-680.

A Case of Extensive Emphysematous Infection in Renal Cell Carcinoma

Affiliations
  • 1Chungang Gil General Hospital, Inchon, Korea.
  • 2Hana General Hospital, Iksan, Korea.

Abstract

Emphysematous urinary tract infection is a rare, life-threatening necrotizing infection characterized by gas generation, and usually occurs in patients with diabetes and/or urinary tract obstruction. We herein report a unique case of emphysematous renal infection occurred in. an old diabetic man with renal cell carcinoma. This case suggests that renal cell carcinoma should be also considered a rare cause of emphysematous renal infection showing mass contour.

Keyword

emphysematous infection; renal cell carcinoma

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Renal Cell*
Humans
Urinary Tract
Urinary Tract Infections
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