Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis.

IDCases

University of Toledo, Division of Infectious Diseases, United States.

Published: January 2021

A 57-year-old man presenting with bilateral flank pain and hematuria was found to have severe bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis. The patient was managed with a conservative approach consisting of systemic antimicrobials and decompression via percutaneous nephrostomy tubes with piperacillin-tazobactam instillations via nephrostomy and made a full recovery.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7823199PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01042DOI Listing

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