Acute focal bacterial nephritis: report of four cases.
Focal acute bacterial nephritis is a localized bacterial infection of the kidney presenting as an inflammatory mass not containing drainable pus. The further distinction between acute focal bacterial nephritis and other renal masses is aided by the appropriate use of renal sonography and computed tomography. We report 4 cases with this entity.
Montejo
Miguel
M
Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital de Cruces, Bilbao, Spain. m.montejo@euskalnet.net
Santiago
Martin Jose
MJ
Aguirrebengoa
Koldo
K
Garcia
Blanca
B
Goicoetxea
Josune
J
Martin
Alex
A
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009393:Nephritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography