Emphysematous Pyelonephritis in a 32-Year-Old Diabetic Female

Authors

  • Muhammad Abdur Rahim Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, Bangladesh Institute of Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism (BIRDEM) General Hospital, Dhaka
  • Mehruba Alam Ananna Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, Bangladesh Institute of Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism (BIRDEM) General Hospital, Dhaka
  • Tabassum Samad Registrar, Department of Nephrology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka
  • Tufayel Ahmed Chowdhury Registrar, Department of Nephrology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka
  • Wasim Md Mohosinul Haque Associate Professor, Department of Nephrology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka
  • Sarwar Iqbal Associate Professor, Department of Nephrology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jemc.v5i2.23387

Keywords:

Diabetes mellitus, Emphysematous pyelonephritis

Abstract

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare, severe, necrotizing renal parenchymal infection characterized by gas accumulation in kidney(s) with or without involving surrounding tissues. Patients with diabetes mellitus are the usual sufferers. Here we describe a case history of a young Bangladeshi diabetic lady who presented with dysuria, fever and abdominal pain. Investigations confirmed left sided emphysematous pyelonephritis. She responded to and recovered with intravenous antibiotics.

J Enam Med Col 2015; 5(2): 122-124

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Muhammad Abdur Rahim, Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, Bangladesh Institute of Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism (BIRDEM) General Hospital, Dhaka



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Published

2015-06-29

How to Cite

Rahim, M. A., Ananna, M. A., Samad, T., Chowdhury, T. A., Haque, W. M. M., & Iqbal, S. (2015). Emphysematous Pyelonephritis in a 32-Year-Old Diabetic Female. Journal of Enam Medical College, 5(2), 122–124. https://doi.org/10.3329/jemc.v5i2.23387

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Case Reports

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