Case report: Emphysematous pyelonephritis associated with kidney allograft abscess formation

Bassam G. Abu Jawdeh; Michelle C. Nguyen; Margaret S. Ryan; Holenarasipur R. Vikram

doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.1066512

Case report: Emphysematous pyelonephritis associated with kidney allograft abscess formation

Bassam G. Abu Jawdeh, Michelle C. Nguyen, Margaret S. Ryan, Holenarasipur R. Vikram

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Abstract

Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe, acute necrotizing infection that is defined by the presence of gas in the kidney parenchyma. Multiple case reports have described the radiological findings and clinical course of EPN. Herein, we report on EPN including the histopathological findings in a kidney transplant recipient. Our patient presented with EPN complicated by multiorgan failure and was successfully managed with transplant nephrectomy.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	1066512
Journal	Frontiers in Medicine
Volume	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.1066512
State	Published - Dec 22 2022

Keywords

emphysematous pyelonephritis
graft nephrectomy
immunosuppression
kidney
kidney transplant recipient

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General Medicine

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Case report: Emphysematous pyelonephritis associated with kidney allograft abscess formation

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