Acute pyelonephritis after recovery from heat stroke.

BMJ Case Rep

Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Gifu, Japan.

Published: July 2021

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-244515DOI Listing

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