Emphysematous pyelonephritis and renal amoebiasis in a patient with diabetes mellitus

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 404-406

  Guvel, Sezgin ^a,b   Kilinc, Ferhat ^a   Kayaselcuk, Fazilet ^a   Tuncer, Ilhan ^a   Ozkardes, Hakan ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Baskent Universitesi Adana Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Emphysematous pyelonephritis; Renal amoebiasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; NEPHRECTOMY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPHYSEMA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; NEPHRECTOMY; PYELONEPHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0043205855     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2003.00642.x     Document Type: Article

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