title: Renal abscess.
abstract: This study analyses the pre-disposing factors, diagnostic modalities, therapeutic options and prognostic factors involved in 7 subjects with renal abscess. Most often they presented with high fever and flank pain. USG and CT were used to establish the diagnosis. Urine culture yielded organisms in five cases and hence empirical antibiotic therapy for Gram-negative organism was offered. Complicated abscess in our series carried high mortality especially in immuno suppressed and cachectic patients.
authors.affiliation: Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai 600 116, India.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Jaik
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sajuitha
authors.forename: Milly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sekar
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuruvilla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shroff
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000150:complications; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications