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Extensive emphysematous pyelonephritis in a renal allograft: case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Ágreda Castañeda F.,
Lorente D.,
Trilla Herrera E.,
Gasanz Serrano C.,
Servian Vives P.,
Iztueta Saavedra I.,
Morote Robles J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12246
Subject(s) - medicine , adipose capsule of kidney , parenchyma , renal parenchyma , pathology , kidney
Emphysematous pyelonephritis ( EPN ) is an acute, severe necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma and perirenal tissue, which results in the presence of gas within the renal parenchyma, collecting system, or perinephric tissue. EPN of renal allograft is rare, with only 23 cases reported in Western literature. Here, we report a patient treated successfully with surgery. We also review the literature, focusing on old and new suggested classification systems for EPN .