A case report of emphysematous pyelonephritis as a first presentation of diabetes mellitus.
| Autor: | Nasr AA; Medical Department, Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait., Kishk AG; Medical Department, Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait., Sadek EM; Medical Department, Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait., Parayil SM; Histopathology Department, Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Iranian Red Crescent medical journal [Iran Red Crescent Med J] 2013 Dec; Vol. 15 (12), pp. e10384. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Dec 05. |
| DOI: | 10.5812/ircmj.10384 |
| Abstrakt: | Emphysematous Pyelonephritis (EPN) is an acute suppurative Infection of the kidney. It is an uncommon infection, occurs mostly in patients with diabetes and a predilection for females. It has a high fatality rate; therefore, aggressive medical, early intervention or surgical approach is recommended. We present here a woman with no previous medical history presented with uncontrolled hyperglycemia for the first time associated with EPN. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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