Severe emphysematous pyelonephritis in a renal allograft: Successful treatment with percutaneous drainage and antibiotics

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-46

  Chuang, Y W ^a   Chen, C H ^a   Cheng, C H ^a   Hung, S W ^a   Yu, T M ^a   Wu, M J ^a   Shu, K H ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emphysematous pyelonephritis; Kidney transplantation; Percutaneous drainage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFMETAZOLE; FLOMOXEF; GLICLAZIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; METFORMIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OFLOXACIN; ROSIGLITAZONE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSURIA; EMPHYSEMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEVER; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY ABSCESS; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY PAIN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; MICTURITION DISORDER; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PYELONEPHRITIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RETROPERITONEUM; SEPTIC SHOCK; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 34447263036     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp68042     Document Type: Article

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