Presentation
Left loin pain and fever
Patient Data
Age: 20
Gender: Female
From the case:
Lobar nephronia
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2 echogenic foci in the left kidney (upper pole lesion is mass-like and lower pole more wedge-shaped). Note absence of blood flow on color Doppler
Case Discussion
Lobar nephronia is a focal area of infection in the kidney prior to abscess formation. The swelling associated with infection in lobar nephronia causes reduced blood due to extrinisic compression of blood vessels traversing the region.
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