[Emphysematous Pyelonephritis with Cardio-Pulmonary Arrest : A Case Report].
A 40-year-old woman withuntreated type II diabetes mellitus was discovered withcardiopulmonary arrest in her room. On admission, she had ventricular fibrillation. After cardiopulmonary resuscitation, her own pulse restarted. The plasma glucose was 722 mg/dl and venous PH was 6.704. Abdominal computed tomography revealed gas within the parenchyma of the left kidney. We diagnosed her with emphysematous pyelonephritis and conducted emergency nephrectomy. Urinary and blood cultures were positive for Escherichia coli. Antibiotic therapy was initiated with doripenem and she was restrictively treated with intravenous insulin to control her plasma glucose. On the 8th day of hospital stay, she underwent resection of the small intestine because of necrosis. After multidisciplinary therapy, she was discharged with complete resolution of the infection.
The Department of Urology, Osaka General Medical Center.
Gaku
G
Yamamichi
The Department of Urology, Osaka General Medical Center.
Koichi
K
Tsutahara
The Department of Urology, Osaka General Medical Center.
Sohei
S
Kuribayashi
The Department of Urology, Osaka General Medical Center.
Masataka
M
Kawamura
The Department of Urology, Osaka General Medical Center.
Kosuke
K
Nakano
The Department of Urology, Osaka General Medical Center.
Nozomu
N
Kishimoto
The Department of Urology, Osaka General Medical Center.
Go
G
Tanigawa
The Department of Critical Care and Trauma, Osaka General Medical Center.
Asako
A
Matsushima
The Department of Critical Care and Trauma, Osaka General Medical Center.
Satoshi
S
Fujimi
The Department of Urology, Osaka General Medical Center.
Tetsuya
T
Takao
The Department of Urology, Osaka General Medical Center.
Seiji
S
Yamaguchi
D000328:Adult; D004646:Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery; D009336:Necrosis / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed