A Case of Acute Pyelonephritis Caused by Enterococcus Hirae in a Patient with a Horseshoe Kidney / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 369-372, 2014.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-63183
ABSTRACT
Enterococcus hirae mainly causes infections in animals. It has been rarely encountered in humans and, in most such cases, it is considered to be a contaminant or resident flora. Since the first case of septicemia by E. hirae was reported in 1998, only two cases of acute pyelonephritis (APN) have been reported in Korea. We describe herein a case of APN caused by E. hirae in an 83-year-old man with a horseshoe kidney. Although E. hirae was isolated only from urine and not from the blood, we were able to diagnose it as the causative organism based on the patient's clinical findings, imaging study results, and risk factors including old age, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and a horseshoe kidney.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Pyelonephritis
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Risk Factors
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Enterococcus
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Sepsis
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Kidney
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Korea
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged80
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Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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