title: Emphysematous pyelonephritis in a transplant kidney.
abstract: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe necrotizing infection of the kidney and its surrounding tissues. It is characterized by the production of gas within the kidney and perinephric structures. EPN often affects diabetic women but can also occur in nondiabetic patients who have ureteral obstruction and in immunocompromised patients. Herein, we report EPN in a 23-year-old woman who had a renal transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Shiraz Organ Transplantation Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Nemazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salehipour
authors.affiliation: Shiraz Organ Transplantation Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Nemazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roozbeh
authors.affiliation: Shiraz Organ Transplantation Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Nemazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rasekhi
authors.affiliation: Shiraz Organ Transplantation Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Nemazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Afrasiabi
authors.affiliation: Shiraz Organ Transplantation Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Nemazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rezaee
authors.affiliation: Shiraz Organ Transplantation Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Nemazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Izadpanah
authors.affiliation: Shiraz Organ Transplantation Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Nemazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Malek-Hosseini
keywords: Emphysematous pyelonephritis; renal transplantation; urinary tract infection