Emphysematous Pyelonephritis: Almost the Same Ancient Disaster Volume 3 - Issue 5

Metin Tas¹ and Ayse Veyhurda Dikmen²*

• ¹Urologist, MD, Ankara Özel Lokman Hekim Hastaneleri, Ankara, Turkey
• ²Consultant urologist, M.D. Ankara, Turkey

Received: August 17, 2020;  Published:September 11, 2020

Corresponding author: Ayse Veyhurda Dikmen, Consultant urologist, M.D. Ankara, Turkey

DOI: 10.32474/GJAPM.2020.03.000171

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Abstract

A 71 year-old male patient, who was diabetic and hypotensive, was admitted to emergency room with the complaints of high fewer, shortness of breath and general malaise. He was diagnosed to have acute renal failure, signs of uro-sepsis and emphysematous pyelonephritis with pathognomonic computerized tomography (CT) scans. After 7 days of follow-up with meropenem and teicoplanin treatment and hemodialysis, the patient was externed. This case was an emergent case of emphysematous pyelonephritis, which is a rare entity with a high incidence of mortality in modern clinical practice.

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