Successful conservative treatment of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic patient
Medical Forum Monthly. 2014; 25 (10): 59-60
in English
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ABSTRACT
Emphysematous pyelonephritis is an uncommon condition, with severe potentially fatal necrotizing pyelonephritis due to gas producing organisms [generally gram negative bacilli, esp. E. coli, proteus, pseudomonas, enterobacter and klebsiella].It occurs usually in elderly diabetics with poor glycemic control and frequently associated with ureteric obstruction. Though most of the patients still require nephrectomy albeit improvement in medical treatment, we present a case of successful conservative treatment of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic patient
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
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English
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Med. Forum Mon.
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2014
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