ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2022
Emphysematous pyelonephritis: Six case reports and review of literature.
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- Emphysematous pyelonephritis with extensive gas accumulations in a patient with poorly controlled diabetes: A case report.Medicine · 2026Article
- Primary emphysematous ureteritis diagnosed using CT and successfully treated with ureteral stenting: A case report.Urology case reports · 2026Article
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- A case series of emphysematous pyelonephritis in COVID-positive patients.American journal of clinical and experimental urology · 2024Article
- Report on the diagnosis and treatment of 3 cases of emphysematous pyelonephritis with two different outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Severe emphysematous pyelonephritis as a complication of klebsiella pneumonia and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.BJR case reports · 2023Article
- Emphysematous Pyelonephritis in a Patient on SGLT2 Inhibitor Therapy: A Rare Clinical Case Report.Case reports in nephrology and dialysisArticle
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Abstract
backgroundEmphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe acute necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma and surrounding tissues that causes the presence of gas in the renal parenchyma, collecting system, or perinephric tissue and has a poor prognosis. EPN occurs primarily in people with diabetes mellitus (DM), but can occur in those without DM when the associated renoureteral unit is obstructed. CASE SUMMARY: We describe our experience with six patients who developed EPN. Five patients had DM, including one with diabetic ketoacidosis, one with multisystem involvements, including eye, lung and brain. Bilateral urolithiasis was present in one case, along with emphysematous cystitis. Unilateral kidney stones were present in one patient. One patient was an older man in poor general health. Five individuals survived and underwent surgical procedures including ureteral stent installation (Double J stent placement), percutaneous nephrostomy and perinephric abscess puncture drainage, while one died because the patient's family chose to terminate therapy.
conclusionWe conclude that EPN is a potentially fatal illness. A positive outcome necessitates early detection. Therapeutic measures should be implemented as soon as a diagnosis is made.
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