Emphysematous Pyelonephritis: Complicated Urinary Tract Infection in Diabetes Journal Articles

abstract

• Renal emphysema is rare condition that may affect diabetic patients. Radiographic demonstration of gas limited to the collecting system is often treated with antibiotics. However, intraparenchymal gas requires early nephrectomy because mortality rates are high without surgical intervention.

authors

• Cook, Deborah
• Achong, Michael R
• Dobranowski, Julian

status

• published 

publication date

• March 1, 1989

has subject area

• Aged (MeSH)
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 (MeSH)
• Diabetic Nephropathies (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Nephrectomy (MeSH)
• Pyelonephritis (MeSH)
• Ultrasonography (MeSH)
• Urinary Tract Infections (MeSH)

published in

• Diabetes Reviews  Journal

keywords

• Aged
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
• Diabetic Nephropathies
• Female
• Humans
• Nephrectomy
• Pyelonephritis
• Ultrasonography
• Urinary Tract Infections

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2337/diacare.12.3.229

PubMed ID

• 2649332

start page

• 229

end page

• 232

volume

• 12

issue

• 3