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A patient with an unusual cause right lower quadrant pain and vomiting: pyelonephritis of an ectopic right kidney masquerading as acute appendicitis.

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An adolescent female presented with one day of abdominal pain and clinical findings of acute appendicitis. CT scan revealed an ectopic right kidney with changes of acute pyelonephritis. This paper underscores the importance of imaging the right pelvis prior to surgical intervention in suspected

Type B aortic dissection with early presentation mimicking acute pyelonephritis.

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Aortic dissection is a life-threatening illness requiring early diagnosis and treatment. Uncommon early presentations mimicking various illnesses can delay diagnosis. This case study describes a 44-year-old woman with type B aortic dissection initially presenting as acute pyelonephritis (APN). Early

Accurate diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis: How helpful is procalcitonin?

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OBJECTIVE This prospective study aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of serum procalcitonin levels in children with acute pyelonephritis documented by Tc-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy. METHODS We compared the symptoms and laboratory findings of fever, vomiting, abdominal/flank

Emphysematous pyelonephritis successfully treated by early intervention using a renoureteral catheter.

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A 49-year-old woman with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus was admitted to hospital complaining of fever, vomiting, and lower abdominal pain. Laboratory investigation revealed leukocytopenia, high blood sugar, and pyuria. Pyelonephritis was then diagnosed. Escherichia coli was isolated from

Comparison of acute lobar nephronia and acute pyelonephritis in children: a single-center clinical analysis in southern taiwan.

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BACKGROUND Patients with acute lobar nephronia (ALN) require a longer duration of antimicrobial treatment than those with acute pyelonephritis (APN), and ALN is associated with renal scarring. The aim of this study was to provide an understanding of ALN by comparing the clinical features of

Nonsurgical treatment of bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic patient.

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Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare life-threatening condition affecting almost exclusively patients with diabetes mellitus. Symptoms, which include fever, chills, abdominal and flank pain, nausea, vomiting, dysuria and pyuria, usually mimic those of classic pyelonephritis, and thus

Acute Pyelonephritis

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Acute pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection causing inflammation of the kidneys and is one of the most common diseases of the kidney. Pyelonephritis occurs as a complication of an ascending urinary tract infection (UTI) which spreads from the bladder to the kidneys and their collecting systems.

[Acute abdomen masking pyelonephritis (author's transl)].

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Analysis of 10 case histories shows that the picture of the acute abdomen may predominate in acutely exacerbated pyelonephritis. Viscero-dermal reflexes with hyperalgesia and muscular defense, visero-visceral organ reflexes with shock, vomiting, meteorism and disturbances of intestinal motility and

Emphysematous pyelonephritis.

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Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a severe form of acute pyelonephritis, characterised by fever, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, associated with intraparenchymal and perirenal gas production. It is often diagnosed radiologically, by plain films of abdomen, ultrasonogram and/or CT scan and often

[Pyelonephritis treatment in children in 2007: current literature review].

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Four studies, including two being published as an abstract, have recently demonstrated the feasibility of oral treatment of pyelonephritis in children, with no increased risk of treatment failure, early urinary tract re-infection, or renal scars. To do so, the pediatrician must ensure that: (1) the

[A case of emphysematous pyelonephritis successfully treated by multiple CT-guided percutaneous drainage procedures].

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A case of emphysematous pyelonephritis successfully treated by multiple, computed tomography (CT)- guided, percutaneous drainage procedures. A 63-year-old female with complaints of high-grade fever and vomiting was transferred to our hospital with leukocytosis and hyperglycemia. CT revealed a gas

Emphysematous Pyelonephritis Presenting as Pneumaturia and the Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department.

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Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare form of pyelonephritis causing a severe infection of the renal system that includes gas in the renal parenchyma, collecting system and surrounding tissue often presenting with sepsis. We report the case of a 60-year-old male with poorly controlled insulin

Emphysematous pyelonephritis in type II diabetes: A case report of an undiagnosed ureteric colic.

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BACKGROUND Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe acute necrotising infection of the renal parenchyma and perirenal tissue, characterised by gas formation. 90% of cases are seen in association with diabetes mellitus. We report a case of undiagnosed ureteric obstruction in a type II diabetic,

Pyelonephritis can lead to life-threatening complications.

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Acute pyelonephritis is suggested by the constellation of fever (temperature ≥ 38.5° C), flank pain (typically unilateral), nausea and vomiting, and costovertebral angle tenderness. Complaints typical of lower UTI are variably present. The severity of symptoms ranges from a mild pyrexial illness to

Management of acute pyelonephritis in the emergency department observation unit.

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This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the emergency department observation unit (EDOU) for patients with acute pyelonephritis in a Singapore tertiary academic medical centre.We reviewed the clinical records of consecutive patients who presented

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