Emphysematous pyelonephritis
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8 yearsyear history of DM diabetes mellitus, uncontrolled for 6 month,months. Now with flank pain, continuous fever, and dysuria for the past 1 wkweek.
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The NCCTnon-contrast CT findings in this diabetic patients with history of fever, flank pain, leucocytosis, thrombocytopenia accurately diagnose Emphysematous pyelonephritis. It falls into type 2 EPNemphysematous pyelonephritis according to the classification byWan etal. NCCT Non-contrast CT was done because of highperformed due to poor renal function (high serum urea and creatinine).
-<p>The NCCT findings in this diabetic patients with history of fever, flank pain, leucocytosis, thrombocytopenia accurately diagnose <a title="Emphysematous pyelonephritis" href="/articles/emphysematous-pyelonephritis">Emphysematous pyelonephritis</a>. It falls into type 2 EPN according to classification by<strong> </strong>Wan etal. NCCT was done because of high serum urea and creatinine.</p>- +<p>The non-contrast CT findings in this diabetic patients with history of fever, flank pain, leucocytosis, thrombocytopenia accurately diagnose <a href="/articles/emphysematous-pyelonephritis">Emphysematous pyelonephritis</a>. It falls into type 2 emphysematous pyelonephritis according to the classification by<strong> </strong>Wan etal. Non-contrast CT was performed due to poor renal function (high serum urea and creatinine).</p>