title: [Emphysematous pyelonephritis in a non-diabetic patient with a kidney tumour].
abstract: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a potentially life-threatening infection, where gas produced by bacteria accumulates in the kidney and the surrounding tissue. Although EPN usually presents in diabetic women, it is also associated with urinary tract obstruction and kidney tumours in non-diabetic patients. We present a case of EPN in a non-diabetic patient with a known kidney tumour, successfully treated with double-J catheter, antibiotics and delayed nephrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Urologisk Afdeling, Roskilde Sygehus, Køgevej 7-13, 4000 Roskilde. mosholt@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Karina Sif Søndergaard
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Mosholt
authors.forename: Hans-Erik
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Wittendorff
authors.forename: Claus
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dahl
authors.forename: Nessn H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Azawi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004646:Emphysema / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents