Failure of sonography to visualize a kidney affected by emphysematous pyelonephritis

Autor:	Anis A Rauf, Almothana Shanaah, Amit Joshi, Subhash Popli, Mohammad Vaseemuddin, Todd S Ing
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	Computed tomography disappearing kidney emphysematous pyelonephritis sonography Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology RC870-923
Zdroj:	Indian Journal of Urology, Vol 23, Iss 2, Pp 200-202 (2007)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0970-1591 1998-3824
DOI:	10.4103/0970-1591.32077
Popis:	We describe a diabetic patient who presented with acute renal failure as a result of acute bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis. Initially, both an abdominal X-ray examination and a renal sonogram were unremarkable. Two days later, however, the previously visualized right kidney could not be demonstrated again by a repeat renal sonogram. A computed tomogram and a repeat abdominal X-ray study confirmed the diagnosis of emphysematous pyelonephritis. To our knowledge this is one of the few described cases of emphysematous pyelonephritis distinguished by a sonogram′s inability to visualize a kidney because of interference with imaging by the gas produced by the bacteria that are responsible for the pyelonephritic infection.
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