Acute pyelonephritis(APN)is a bacterial infection resulting in kidney inflammation,typically arising as a complication of an ascending urinary tract infection that ascends from the bladder to the kidneys.Clinical diag...
We report the first case of a ureteric stone containing gas. This rare stone with gas within it was found during the management of a diabetic patient with urosepsis as the initial presentation. Literature review of ca...
Rationale:Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a life-threatening infectious disease that requires early diagnosis and treatment.The disease is often misdiagnosed due to its diversity of clinical manifestations.Patient’s ...
Background: Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim is a commonly used drug in a variety of clinically indicated scenarios, but it is not without side effect. Case-reports have stated that adverse reactions sec...
BACKGROUND The increasing rates of antibiotic-resistance in the recent years has caused the emergence of multiple drug-resistant bacteria.Therefore,antibiotics that are recommended by the current clinical guidelines m...
Pyelonephritis is an inflammation of the kidney tissue, calyces, and renal pelvis. It is commonly caused by bacterial infection that has spread up the urinary tract. Common bacteria are Escherichia coli and Enterococc...
Introduction: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) today has become the first line treatment for large renal stones. The infective complications of PCNL in patients with emphysematous pyelonephritis EPN would be higher...
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Tadalafil (TDL) a BCS-II drug is recently reported for repurposing nephroprotective effect in Pyelonephritis (PN). However, poor water solubility and dissolution rate limited oral bioavailability pose serious challeng...
Acute pyelonephritis is a serious infection in pregnancy. It is presented with fever, shaking chills and flank pain. Intravenous hydration and antimicrobial therapy are sufficient in the treatment unless pyelonephriti...
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare infectious disease, of which risk factors are poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression, and urinary tract obstruction. In comparison with simple pyelonephri...