Emphysematous polycystic renal infection

YS Sooraj; GK Nainan; F Joseph; P Thara

doi:10.4103/0971-4065.73457

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CASE REPORT

Year : 2010 | Volume : 20 | Issue : 4 | Page : 205-206

Emphysematous polycystic renal infection

YS Sooraj¹, GK Nainan¹, F Joseph², P Thara³
¹ Department of Nephrology, Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Nettur PO, Kochi, India
² Department of Surgery, Co-operative Medical College and Hospital, Kochi, India
³ Department of Radiology, Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, India

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Y S Sooraj
12C, Swapnil Apartments, Kaloor Kadavanthra Road, Kochi, Kerala
India

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DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.73457

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is one of the commonest hereditary disorders. Urinary tract infection is a common complication of this disease. However emphysematous infections in ADPKD have seldom been reported. We report a case of emphysematous polycystic renal infection with Gram negative (Escherichia coli) septicemia in a nondiabetic patient with ADPKD who succumbed to his illness despite aggressive management including early nephrectomy.

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