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A rare association of emphysematous pyelonephritis with unrecognized diabetes and polycystic kidney

Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare, severe, gas-forming infection for which the treatment of choice is often an immediate nephrectomy, although many reports exist of conservative treatment of cases with antibiotic therapy and percutaneous drainage of abscesses. It usually occurs in diabeti...

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Main Authors: Azzini, A. M., Sette, P., Castellano, G., Dorizzi, R. M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2845189/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20352007
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.50676
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