Rare presentation of emphysematous pyelonephritis due to faulty catheter insertion
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Sarah Honjo; Taiju Miyagami; Mayu Suzuki; Arisa Ito; Toshio Naito
- Source
- Clinical Case Reports, Vol 10, Iss 8, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
- Subject
- emphysematous pyelonephritis
Klebsiella pneumoniae
necrotizing infection
Medicine
Medicine (General)
R5-920
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2050-0904
Abstract Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a severe necrotizing infection that occurs predominately among individuals with diabetes mellitus. The mortality rate is >10% only medical therapy. We report a case of emphysematous pyelonephritis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, precipitated by faulty catheter insertion. The patient recovered after the replacement of catheter and administration of antibiotics.