[Unusual presentation of urinary tract infection in 6 cases].
Urinary tract infections may have different clinical presentations that may range from asymptomatic bacteriuria to purulent collections and severe sepsis. We report 6 diabetic patients, 3 presenting with a renal carbuncle and 3 with an emphysematous pyelonephritis. All required medical and surgical treatment and had a good evolution. Two carbuncles were caused by beta- hemolytic type B streptococcus. This is the second notification of this agent as causative of renal abscesses, probably reaching the kidney through hematogenous dissemination from cutaneous foci.
Servicios de Medicina, Hospital Dr Sótero del Río y UDA de Medicina de la P Universidad Católica de Chile.
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González
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D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
Presentaciones inhabituales de infecciones del tracto urinário en 6 casos.