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  • Title: Emphysematous pyelonephritis.
    Author: Bonoan JT, Mehra S, Cunha BA.
    Journal: Heart Lung; 1997; 26(6):501-3. PubMed ID: 9431496.
    Abstract:
    Emphysematous pyelonephritis, an uncommon severe necrotizing infection of the kidney, usually associated with diabetes mellitus, is a potentially fatal illness. We present a case of a 75-year-old woman with diabetes who was admitted with "pyelonephritis." The computed tomography scan of her abdomen revealed gas in the renal parenchyma, and emphysematous pyelonephritis was diagnosed. The patient had a total nephrectomy, and was treated with antibiotics. Blood cultures and operative cultures grew Escherichia coli.
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