title: Acute Focal Bacterial Nephritis Can Lead to Unnecessary Invasive Procedures: A Report of Three Cases.
abstract: Acute focal bacterial nephritis (AFBN) is a rarely diagnosed interstitial bacterial infection of the kidney. Due to the non-specific clinical presentation of this entity, correct diagnosis can be challenging. In this work, we present three cases of AFBN aiming to stress the diversity of clinical presentation associated with the disease and the fact that patients with AFBN are at risk of undergoing unnecessary invasive procedures. The employment of invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on the management of AFBN should be limited, as the majority of patients respond well to conservative therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sieger
authors.forename: Iason
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kyriazis
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schaudinn
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kallidonis
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dietel
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ganzer
authors.forename: Evangelos N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Liatsikos
authors.forename: Jens-Uwe
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Stolzenburg
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001062:Appendectomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009393:Nephritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Acute focal bacterial nephritis; Renal infection