Emphysematous Pyelonephritis: Complicated Urinary Tract Infection in Diabetes
- Deborah J Cook, MD,
- Michael R Achong, MD, FRCPC and
- Julian Dobranowski, MD, FRCPC
- Departments of Medicine and Radiology, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Address correspondence to D. J. Cook, MD, 203 Governor's Road, Dundas, Ontario L9H 3J7, Canada.
Abstract
Renal emphysema is rare condition that may affect diabetic patients. Radiographic demonstration of gas limited to the collecting system is often treated with antibiotics. However, intraparenchymal gas requires early nephrectomy because mortality rates are high without surgical intervention.
- Copyright © 1989 by the American Diabetes Association
