Open AccessBilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Author(s) -
G. Lakshminarayana,
Anil Mathew,
R Rajesh,
George Kurien,
VN Unni
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.97138
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , bilateral nephrectomy , autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease , polycystic kidney disease , disease , diabetes mellitus , renal parenchyma , kidney , parenchyma , polycystic kidney , pathology , rare disease , endocrinology
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is an uncommon infection of renal parenchyma with gas-forming organisms. EPN is usually seen in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). The association of EPN with conditions other than DM is extremely rare. We report a case of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with bilateral EPN who had to undergo bilateral nephrectomy.