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ArticleRadiology case reports2026

A case of acute focal bacterial nephritis diagnosed by contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

Hiraku Misawa, Noriaki Manabe, Emiko Bukeo, Takako Etani, Jun Nakamura, Minoru Fujita, Ken Haruma, Katsuya Kato, Tomoki Yamatsuji

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Hiraku MisawaDivision of Endoscopy and Ultrasonography, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-6-1 Nakasange Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8505, Japan.
Noriaki ManabeDivision of Endoscopy and Ultrasonography, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-6-1 Nakasange Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8505, Japan.
Emiko BukeoDivision of Endoscopy and Ultrasonography, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-6-1 Nakasange Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8505, Japan.
Takako EtaniDivision of Endoscopy and Ultrasonography, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-6-1 Nakasange Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8505, Japan.
Jun NakamuraDivision of Endoscopy and Ultrasonography, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-6-1 Nakasange Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8505, Japan.
Minoru FujitaDivision of Endoscopy and Ultrasonography, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-6-1 Nakasange Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8505, Japan.
Ken HarumaDepartment of General Internal Medicine 2, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-6-1 Nakasange Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8505, Japan.
Katsuya KatoDepartment of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-6-1 Nakasange Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8505, Japan.
Tomoki YamatsujiDepartment of General Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-6-1 Nakasange Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8505, Japan.

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Abstract

Acute focal bacterial nephritis is a bacterial infection confined to the renal parenchyma, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography is typically recommended for its diagnosis. Recently, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography has garnered attention as a useful alternative owing to its minimally invasive nature and lack of contrast-induced nephrotoxicity. We report the case of a patient who initially presented with right lower abdominal pain, suggestive of acute appendicitis, and she underwent a transabdominal ultrasound examination. Acute focal bacterial nephritis was suspected on this initial scan, and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography was successfully used to definitively diagnose acute focal bacterial nephritis. Therefore, this technique could be a noninvasive alternative to computed tomography for identifying acute focal bacterial nephritis.

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Acute focal bacterial nephritisContrast-enhanced computed tomographyContrast-enhanced ultrasonography

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