[Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis caused by Candida glabrata: An exceptional entity].

Acute emphysematous pyelonephritis (AEP) is a severe form of urinary tract infection. It occurs usually in diabetics. The most concerned agents are the Gram-negative bacilli.

[Psoas abscess of the adult: study of 38 cases].

Objective: Our aim is to report the clinical aspects, the etiologies, the treatment and the evolution of the psoas abscess in the adult.

Methods: Our retrospective study concerns 38 cases of psoas abscesses collected in the Department of Infectious Diseases of Sfax (Tunisia), over a period of 16 years (January 1990 - December 2005).

Results: The average age is 44 years (extremes: 16-76 years).