A toddler with severe hypercalcemia and pyelonephritis: Questions
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DOI: 10.1007/s00467-020-04710-4
Abstract: A 3-year-old female was admitted for evaluation and management of severe hypercalcemia in the setting of pan-sensitive Escherichia coli pyelonephritis. Past medical and surgical history were negative except for chronic constipation. There was no significant… read more here.
Keywords: reference interval; severe hypercalcemia; hypercalcemia; level ... See more keywords
Point-of-care ultrasound for the nephrologist: emphysematous pyelonephritis versus staghorn calculus
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DOI: 10.1007/s10157-019-01763-0
Abstract: In the recent past, there has been renewed interest in point of care ultrasonography performed by nephrologists to enhance patient care as well as fellowship training [1, 2]. As such, it is important to distinguish… read more here.
Keywords: pyelonephritis; staghorn calculus; point care; emphysematous pyelonephritis ... See more keywords
Apparent lost renal cortex due to focal pyelonephritis
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DOI: 10.1007/s10157-019-01834-2
Abstract: A 52-year-old woman was referred to us with a temporary diagnosis of right atrophic kidney. Initial laboratory investigations revealed serum creatinine level of 0.79 mg/dl and blood urea nitrogen level of 10.2 mg/dl. Contrast-enhanced computed… read more here.
Keywords: lost renal; apparent lost; pyelonephritis; focal pyelonephritis ... See more keywords
Duration of antibiotic therapy in pyelonephritis: when shorter is better
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DOI: 10.1007/s11739-020-02440-x
Abstract: Acute pyelonephritis is one of the most common serious bacterial infections, especially in young otherwise healthy women, followed by infants and older persons [1, 2]. Because of the frequency and potential seriousness of these infections,… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; treatment; pyelonephritis; duration antibiotic ... See more keywords
Recurrent obstructive acute pyelonephritis: A rare form of Actinotignum (Actinobaculum) schaalii infection in a HIV-1 infected patient.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2016.12.004
Abstract: Actinobaculum schaalii is a rarely reported, anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium which role as uropathogen is emerging. We report here the case of a 47 year old HIV-1 infected woman presented with five recurrent episodes of obstructive… read more here.
Keywords: pyelonephritis; schaalii infection; hiv infected; actinobaculum schaalii ... See more keywords
Renal urothelial carcinoma complicated by inferior vena cava tumor thrombus and acute pyelonephritis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.12.016
Abstract: Renal urothelial carcinoma (UC) with inferior vena cava (IVC) tumor thrombus is rare, especially when it is concomitant with acute pyelonephritis. In this report, a 70-year-old diabetic man with right flank pain, intermittent painless gross… read more here.
Keywords: vena cava; inferior vena; pyelonephritis; renal urothelial ... See more keywords
Polymyxin derivatives NAB739 and NAB815 are more effective than polymyxin B in murine Escherichia coli pyelonephritis
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DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkx394
Abstract: Objectives Extremely multiresistant strains of Enterobacteriaceae, such as those of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, are emerging and spreading at a worrisome speed. Polymyxins (polymyxin B, colistin) are used as last-line therapy against such strains,… read more here.
Keywords: nab739 nab815; murine; escherichia coli; pyelonephritis ... See more keywords
P0962CHRONIC KIDNEY DESEASE AND URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN PREGNANTS
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DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa142.p0962
Abstract: Pregnant women with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at risk of developing/exacerbating urinary tract infection (UTI) due to the presence of additional (“specific”) risk factors. The aim of our study was estimation the features of… read more here.
Keywords: chronic pyelonephritis; women ckd; pregnant women; infection ... See more keywords
P1048EMPHYSEMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS IN TYPE 2 DIABETES -CLINICAL PROFILE AND MANAGEMENT
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DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa142.p1048
Abstract: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare but life-threatening acute suppurative infection of the kidney.60-70% are associated with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM) with or without obstructive uropathy and superimposed with infection caused by gas-forming organisms. Conventional… read more here.
Keywords: p1048emphysematous pyelonephritis; pyelonephritis; management; epn ... See more keywords
18F-FDG PET/CT in Renal Infections: Evidence of Acute Pyelonephritis in a Horseshoe Kidney.
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DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000001455
Abstract: A 58-year-old paraplegic patient was prescribed F-FDG for persistent inflammatory syndrome after aortic surgery for dissection. The examination was performed on a Siemens mCT Flow PET/CT and shows a moderate prostate uptake, related to prostatitis… read more here.
Keywords: horseshoe; fdg pet; pet renal; pyelonephritis ... See more keywords
Focal Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis on FDG PET/CT.
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DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000004181
Abstract: ABSTRACT Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare disease that was often accompanied with urinary obstruction. The focal form of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is frequently misdiagnosed as malignancy. Here we present FDG PET/CT findings of a case focal… read more here.
Keywords: pyelonephritis fdg; xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis; focal xanthogranulomatous; fdg pet ... See more keywords