title: Acute pyelonephritis resulting in intense vascular blush during dynamic renal scintigraphy.
abstract: A thirty-year-old male underwent Tc-99m diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid renal scintigraphy for evaluation of gross hydronephrosis of left kidney. The perfusion phase revealed an intense vascular blush in left renal fossa. The uptake phase of scintigraphy revealed the absence of tracer uptake in left kidney. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) was performed for evaluating the cause of vascular blush. CECT demonstrated features suggestive of acute pyelonephritis (APN) involving lower pole of the hydronephrotic left kidney, corresponding to the site of vascular blush seen on renal scintigraphy. The postnephrectomy specimen confirmed the diagnosis of APN suggested on CECT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tapadia Diagnostic Center, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Prathamesh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sanket Nursing Home, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sushil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.affiliation: Samarth Clinic, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Mukta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tapadia Diagnostic Center, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Shubhangi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shetkar
keywords: Acute pyelonephritis; Tc-99m diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid; contrast-enhanced computed tomography; renal scintigraphy; vascular blush