title: Emphysematous pyelonephritis: an unusual complication of blunt abdominal trauma.
abstract: We report an unusual case of emphysematous pyelonephritis after blunt abdominal trauma in a 28-year-old woman. She was previously healthy and did not have diabetes. Treatment with antibiotics and percutaneous drainage was successful. We review the diagnostic and management strategies for this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD. gbsmcneill@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Gregor B S
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: McNeill
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holley
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lipman
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage; D004646:Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*