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- Title
Emphysematous pyelonephritis in a patient infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
- Authors
Mohamed Ashif, P A; Sandeep, P; Sasidharan, P K
- Abstract
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rapidly progressive and life-threatening infection that is seen most commonly in persons with diabetes. The infecting organisms usually consist of mixed flora, including Escherichia coli (68%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (9%) and Proteus mirabilis. Females are affected twice as often as men, and mortality rates can be as high as 80%. Obstructive uropathy, urinary calculi, calyceal stenosis and neoplasms are significant predisposing factors. We report a case of EPN in a patient with the human immunodeficiency virus infection, without diabetes mellitus or urinary tract obstruction, which responded remarkably to conservative management with antibiotics alone.
- Publication
Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia, 2012, Vol 23, Issue 5, p1046
- ISSN
1319-2442
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.4103/1319-2442.100948