title: Successful medical management of recurrent emphysematous pyelonephritis.
abstract: Emphysematous pyelonephritis is characterized by infection and gas formation in the renal parenchyma. This rare disorder tends to occur more frequently in patients with diabetes mellitus and urinary tract obstruction. In this case report, we describe a nondiabetic patient with Hinman syndrome who developed recurrent emphysematous pyelonephritis that was successfully treated with antibiotics on both occasions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. ramanath@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Venkataraman
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramanathan
authors.forename: Peter T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Nguyen
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Musher
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004646:Emphysema / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone