Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a necrotizing bacterial infection characterized by gas retention and a poor prognosis. We present the case of a 75-year-old man who was diagnosed early with EPN and received multidisciplinary treatment. He had poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), and was treated with oral hypoglycemic drugs, including a sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrimary adrenal lymphoma (PAL) is rare and known to have a predilection for central nervous system (CNS) relapse. A 70-year-old man with a 2-year history of primary aldosteronism presented because of a fever. He was hypotensive, and his adrenal glands were unequivocally enlarged.
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