TY - JOUR
T1 - Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis cured by antibiotics alone
T2 - A case and literature review
AU - Shigemura, Katsumi
AU - Yasufuku, Tomihiko
AU - Yamashita, Masuo
AU - Arakawa, Soichi
AU - Fujisawa, Masato
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare but severe infectious disease. This disease sometimes presents bilaterally, making it difficult to cure. Diabetes mellitus is a common cofactor in this disease. Drainage or nephrectomy, often combined with antibiotics, is ordinarily used for treatment. To our knowledge, only 8 cases of bilateral EPN cured by antibiotics alone have been reported. We report the case of an 86-year-old woman with bilateral EPN cured by antibiotic therapy alone, thus avoiding surgery or drainage in a frail elderly patient.
AB - Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare but severe infectious disease. This disease sometimes presents bilaterally, making it difficult to cure. Diabetes mellitus is a common cofactor in this disease. Drainage or nephrectomy, often combined with antibiotics, is ordinarily used for treatment. To our knowledge, only 8 cases of bilateral EPN cured by antibiotics alone have been reported. We report the case of an 86-year-old woman with bilateral EPN cured by antibiotic therapy alone, thus avoiding surgery or drainage in a frail elderly patient.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/69249232350
U2 - 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2009.206
DO - 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2009.206
M3 - 記事
C2 - 19468182
AN - SCOPUS:69249232350
SN - 1344-6304
VL - 62
SP - 206
EP - 208
JO - Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
IS - 3
ER -
