title: Renal carbuncle: unusual cause of postpartum febrile morbidity.
abstract: Obstetricians should be alert for medical problems disguised as postpartum complications. A patient with renal carbuncle which presented as postoperative fever is described. The lesion was treated by percutaneous drainage. A brief summary of the differential diagnosis of renal abscess is presented.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders