Emphysematous pyelonephritis in a non-diabetic patient with a kidney tumour
Mosholt, K.S.S.øn.; Wittendorff, H.-E.; Dahl, C.; Azawi, N.H.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 177(14): V10140576
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1603-6824 PMID: 25822947 Document Number: 681885
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a potentially life-threatening infection, where gas produced by bacteria accumulates in the kidney and the surrounding tissue. Although EPN usually presents in diabetic women, it is also associated with urinary tract obstruction and kidney tumours in non-diabetic patients. We present a case of EPN in a non-diabetic patient with a known kidney tumour, successfully treated with double-J catheter, antibiotics and delayed nephrectomy.