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Case Reports
. 2021 Jan 14:23:e01042.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01042. eCollection 2021.

Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis

Caitlyn Hollingshead  1 , Kelly Luttmann  1 , Claudiu Georgescu  1
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Case Reports

Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis

Caitlyn Hollingshead et al. IDCases. .

Abstract

A 57-year-old man presenting with bilateral flank pain and hematuria was found to have severe bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis. The patient was managed with a conservative approach consisting of systemic antimicrobials and decompression via percutaneous nephrostomy tubes with piperacillin-tazobactam instillations via nephrostomy and made a full recovery.

Keywords: Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis; Emphysematous pyelonephritis; Pyelonephritis.

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CT abdomen/pelvis revealing air in the renal parenchyma bilaterally extending into the retroperitoneum and bladder.
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