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A case report of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic patient complicated with paraspinal abscess

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare, life threatening condition where there is severe infection of renal parenchyma causing gas accumulation in the tissue. It is commonly in diabetic and needed to be recognised and treated promptly. We present a case of a female diabetic patient who present wit...

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Main Authors: Harafinova, Harman Shah, Zawawi, Nordin, Abdul Razak, N.M.
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Published: Medwin Publishers 2017
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spelling my-unisza-ir.57242022-02-23T06:35:07Z http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5724/ A case report of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic patient complicated with paraspinal abscess Harafinova, Harman Shah Zawawi, Nordin Abdul Razak, N.M. R Medicine (General) Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare, life threatening condition where there is severe infection of renal parenchyma causing gas accumulation in the tissue. It is commonly in diabetic and needed to be recognised and treated promptly. We present a case of a female diabetic patient who present with urosepsis secondary to severe type of emphysematous pyelonephritis complicated with paraspinal abscess caused by E coli and successfully treated with antibiotic and drainage via nephrostomy and underwent elective right nephrectomy. She had a good recovery. Medwin Publishers 2017-12 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5724/1/FH02-FP-18-12774.pdf Harafinova, Harman Shah and Zawawi, Nordin and Abdul Razak, N.M. (2017) A case report of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic patient complicated with paraspinal abscess. Open Access Journal of Urology & Nephrology, 2 (3). pp. 1-3. ISSN 2378-3176
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Harafinova, Harman Shah
Zawawi, Nordin
Abdul Razak, N.M.
A case report of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic patient complicated with paraspinal abscess
description Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare, life threatening condition where there is severe infection of renal parenchyma causing gas accumulation in the tissue. It is commonly in diabetic and needed to be recognised and treated promptly. We present a case of a female diabetic patient who present with urosepsis secondary to severe type of emphysematous pyelonephritis complicated with paraspinal abscess caused by E coli and successfully treated with antibiotic and drainage via nephrostomy and underwent elective right nephrectomy. She had a good recovery.
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author Harafinova, Harman Shah
Zawawi, Nordin
Abdul Razak, N.M.
author_facet Harafinova, Harman Shah
Zawawi, Nordin
Abdul Razak, N.M.
author_sort Harafinova, Harman Shah
title A case report of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic patient complicated with paraspinal abscess
title_short A case report of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic patient complicated with paraspinal abscess
title_full A case report of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic patient complicated with paraspinal abscess
title_fullStr A case report of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic patient complicated with paraspinal abscess
title_full_unstemmed A case report of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic patient complicated with paraspinal abscess
title_sort case report of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic patient complicated with paraspinal abscess
publisher Medwin Publishers
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