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- Title
Acute Pyelonephritis Associated with Transudative Pleural Effusion in a Middle-Aged Woman without Urinary Tract Obstruction.
- Authors
I-Kuan Wang; Feng-Rong Chuang; Hung-Yu Chang; Chun-Liang Lin; Cheng-Ta Yang
- Abstract
Objective: To describe a case of acute pyelonephritis associated with pleural effusion. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 39-year-old female non-smoker who had Escherichia coli bacteremia due to acute pyelonephritis, developed bilateral transudative pleural effusions during hospitalization. She was successfully treated with intravenous antibiotic therapy. Follow-up chest radiographs revealed complete resolution of the bilateral pleural effusions. Conclusion: Though quite rare, pleural effusion is a potential complication of acute pyelonephritis. The exact pathogenesis of transudative pleural effusion is unknown, but the effusion may resolve spontaneously when infection is adequately controlled. Copyright © 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
PYELONEPHRITIS; PLEURAL effusions; ESCHERICHIA coli diseases; HOSPITAL care; ANTIBIOTICS; PATIENTS
- Publication
Medical Principles & Practice, 2006, Vol 15, Issue 4, p309
- ISSN
1011-7571
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000092997