title: [Ischaemic colitis secondary to emphysematous pyelonephritis].
abstract: Emphysematous pyelonephritis is an acute severe necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma and its surrounding tissues and up to 95% of the patients have diabetes. We describe a concurrent manifestation of emphysematous pyelonephritis and ischaemic colitis in a 51-year-old diabetic woman and conclude that the colitis was due to pressure from a large retroperitoneal mass and sepsis complications combined with underlying peripheral vascular disease because of diabetes mellitus and hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Vandtårnsvænget 15, 6400 Sønderborg. rezvan2400@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Rezvan Rezaei Ranjbar
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Sardari
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Struckmann
mesh_terms: D017091:Colitis, Ischemic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed