title: Incidentally detected emphysematous pyelonephritis.
abstract: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EP) is a rare, severe gas forming infection of renal parenchyma and its surrounding areas and potentially life threatening condition that requires prompt evaluation and treatment. Although it commonly present with a fulminant clinical picture of sepsis, relatively mild symptoms can also be encountered. To our knowledge, incidentally detected emphysematous pyelonephritis has not been reported so far. We report a case of EP that was incidentally detected during evaluation for diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Yogesh Kumar
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Swami
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Dharam Vir
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Yajvender P S
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: M Shafi
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wani
keywords: diabetes mellitus; emphysematous pyelonephritis; stone disease; ultrasonography