title: Imaging studies on acute focal bacterial nephritis.
abstract: Two cases of acute focal bacterial nephritis (AFBN) are reported. The first patient was a 35-year-old man and the diagnosis was made by ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT). The second patient was a 40-year-old man and was diagnosed by US, CT and renal biopsy. They were treated with antibiotics and showed rapid improvement in both clinical symptoms and renal masses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yamagata University, School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakada
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sasagawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iijima
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D001706:Biopsy; D005490:Focal Infection; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009393:Nephritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents