Class 4 emphysematous pyelonephritis with emphysematous cystitis: a rare case report
Rabeya Mustary Bublya, Tufayel Ahmed Chowdhuryb, Mehruba Alam Anannac, Muhammad Abdur Rahimc, Sarwar Iqbald
- aSenior Medical Officer, Department of Nephrology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- bAssistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- cAssociate Professor, Department of Nephrology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- dProfessor, Department of Nephrology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Abstract
Class 4 emphysematous pyelonephritis with emphysematous cystitis is an uncommon diagnosis. We report a case of class 4 emphysematous pyelonephritis with emphysematous cystitis, occurring in a young Bangladeshi diabetic lady, who presented with features of upper urinary tract infection and the diagnosis of emphysematous pyelonephritis was confirmed by computed tomography scan. She was treated conservatively. BIRDEM Med J 2023; 13(3): 160-162
TL;DRA young Bangladeshi diabetic lady, who presented with features of upper urinary tract infection and the diagnosis of emphysematous pyelonephritis was confirmed by computed tomography scan, is reported. (Semantic Scholar)