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Case Reports
. 1989 Mar;12(3):229-32.
doi: 10.2337/diacare.12.3.229.

Emphysematous pyelonephritis. Complicated urinary tract infection in diabetes

D J Cook  1 , M R Achong, J Dobranowski
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Case Reports

Emphysematous pyelonephritis. Complicated urinary tract infection in diabetes

D J Cook et al. Diabetes Care. 1989 Mar.

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.

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