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Case Reports
. 2020 Jan 11:30:101113.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101113. eCollection 2020 May.

Emphysematous pyelonephritis caused by candida species: A case report and outcome of 1 year follow-up

Abdikarim Hussein Mohamed  1 , Hussein Ali Mohamud  1
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Emphysematous pyelonephritis caused by candida species: A case report and outcome of 1 year follow-up

Abdikarim Hussein Mohamed et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is an acute life-threatening gas-forming necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma and its surrounding tissues. EPN requires early diagnosis and management because of related life-threatening septic complications. Gram-negative bacteria remain the most common causative organisms. Although candida species as a causative pathogen in emphysematous pyelonephritis is very rare, we report a rare case of emphysematous pyelonephritis caused by candida species successfully managed with unilateral nephrectomy and outcome for flow up in one year.

Keywords: Diabetes; Emphysematous pyelonephritis; Nephrectomy.

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Gas in the left renal parenchyma, perirenal fluid collection (arrows).
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Normal right kidney (arrow).
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