title: Xanthgranulomatous pyelonephritis associated with Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: A 44-year old man with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis presented with abdominal distention, left lumber pain, fever, loss of appetite, and loss of weight. He had been known to have diabetes mellitus type II for 20 years, and he was diagnosed to have a left renal stone three months prior to this presentation. The patient's urine and the left psous abscess grew staphylococcus aureus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Khobar University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. dr_hwiesh@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Abdulla K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Al-Hwiesh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D011705:Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014567:Urography