title: Successful medical treatment of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a renal allograft recipient.
abstract: Emphysematous pyelonephritis in renal allograft recipients is a rare but serious complication. The management of this entity is a subject of controversy in live related donor programs where the absence of a second donor is a key factor influencing surgical removal of the graft. We present a case of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a renal allograft recipient managed successfully with medical therapy alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India. baliga_kv1@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Baliga
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Narula
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khanduja
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manrai
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Debnath
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Sandhu
mesh_terms: D004646:Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed