Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis.
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SUBMITTER: Hollingshead C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7823199 | biostudies-literature | 2021
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Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis.
Hollingshead Caitlyn C Luttmann Kelly K Georgescu Claudiu C
IDCases 20210114
A 57-year-old man presenting with bilateral flank pain and hematuria was found to have severe bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis. The patient was managed with a conservative approach consisting of systemic antimicrobials and decompression via percutaneous nephrostomy tubes with piperacillin-tazobactam instillations via nephrostomy and made a full recovery. ...[more]
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