title: A rare case of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a renal transplant patient.
abstract: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare life-threatening complication of a properly functioning renal allograft leading to potential graft loss and hemodialysis. Currently, no clear management guidelines exist in these clinically challenging immunosuppressed renal transplant recipients. We report a case of a 62-year-old woman who presented with class 4 EPN and was managed with intravenous antibiotics and nephrectomy at our medical center.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal-Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Narcisse
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 956 Court Avenue Suite H314, Memphis, TN 38103, USA.
authors.forename: Manyoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal-Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hancock
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal-Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal-Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sands
keywords: allograft; kidney; pyelonephritis; transplant