Pyelonephritis
Last revised by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad on 7 Oct 2022
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Jones J, Niknejad M, Shah V, et al. Pyelonephritis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 10 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9121
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18 Mar 2010, Jeremy Jones ◉
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- Pyelonephritic
- Pyelonephritides
Pyelonephritis (plural: pyelonephritides) refers to an upper urinary (renal) tract infection with associated renal pelvis, renal calyceal and renal parenchymal inflammation, and comprises a heterogeneous group of conditions.
- bacterial pyelonephritis
- chronic pyelonephritis
- renal tuberculosis
- emphysematous pyelitis
- emphysematous pyelonephritis
- malacoplakia
- fungal pyelonephritis
- xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP)
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References
- 1. Craig W, Wagner B, Travis M. Pyelonephritis: Radiologic-Pathologic Review. Radiographics. 2008;28(1):255-76. doi:10.1148/rg.281075171
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- Urolithiasis
- Tc-99m DMSA
- Cortical nephrocalcinosis
- Medullary nephrocalcinosis
- Renal papillary necrosis (mnemonic)
- Renal trauma
- Kidneys
- Renal tuberculosis
- Fat stranding (summary)
- Haematuria (adult)
- Chorioamnionitis
- Diffuse gallbladder wall thickening (differential)
- Urinary diversion
- Paediatric curriculum
- Chronic pyelonephritis
- Ureteritis
- Supernumerary kidney
- Cystitis
- Renal abscess
Cases:
- Dromedary hump
- Renal papillary necrosis
- Emphysematous pyelitis and pyelonephritis
- Subphrenic perforated acute appendicitis
- Focal pyelonephritis (lobar nephronia)
- Biliary cholelithiasis
- Colovesical fistula
- Pneumatometra
- Pyelonephritis in horseshoe kidney
- Pyelonephritis
- Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
- Obstructing renal stone with collecting system rupture
- Striated nephrograms in pyelonephritis
- Chronic pelviureteric junction obstruction
- Complicated pyelonephritis, splenosis
- Acute pyelonephritis
- Renal Abscess
- Focal pyelonephritis detected by ultrasound
- Emphysematous pyelonephritis
- Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
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