Open AccessEmphysematous pyelonephritis in a non-diabetic patient with non-obstructed kidney: An unknown entity
Author(s) -
Indu Bhushan Dubey,
Vivek Agrawal,
Bhupendra Kumar Jain,
D Krishna Prasad
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.106300
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , adipose capsule of kidney , urinary system , percutaneous , urinary obstruction , kidney , abdomen , surgery , radiology
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is an acute necrotizing infection with evidence of gas inside the kidney, perinephric space, and/or urinary collecting system. This condition is usually encountered in an obstructed urinary system of diabetics or immunocompromised patients and carries poor prognosis. The gold standard for early diagnosis is computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen. Percutaneous/surgical drainage and urgent or delayed nephrectomy are the available treatment options. We report one case of EPN, which was diagnosed in an immunocompetent non-diabetic man with a non-obstructed urinary system.