Abstract

BANOS HERNANDEZ, Ihosvani; LLERA CLAUSEL, Teresa  and  DE PAULA PAREDES, Analiz. Emphysematous Pyelonephritis. A case report. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.2, pp. 289-295. ISSN 1561-3194.

The lethal natural history of Emphysematous Pyelonephritis is described in a case of a female patient with diabetes records, deficient metabolic control and lumbar anthrax. Despite performing an emergency nephrectomy and receiving a correct treatment in the intensive care unit, the patient did not recover from the septic shock and died. Emphysematous Pyelonephritis is a very rare disease, but highly lethal when present. It is necessary to learn about its risk factors, particularly, poor-treated diabetes mellitus to establish an early diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords : Pyelonephritis [mortality]; diabetes mellitus [diagnosis].

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