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pyelonephritis: see nephritis nephritis (nəfrī`təs), inflammation of the kidney. ..... Click the link for more information. . pyelonephritisInfection (usually bacterial) and inflammation of kidney tissue and the renal pelvis. Acute pyelonephritis is usually localized and may have no apparent cause. Symptoms include fever, chills, lower-back pain, and bacteria and white blood cells in the urine. Treatment with antibiotics requires one to three weeks. Scar tissue forms, but kidney function is usually not impaired. Chronic pyelonephritis results from repeated bacterial infections, which may have no symptoms but destroy more and more tissue over years. If it is diagnosed before too much function is lost, surgery may help, but uremia, severe infections, and heart and blood-vessel disorders can lead to death. Dialysis or kidney transplant sometimes prolongs life. pyelonephritis [¦pī·ə·lō·ne′frīd·əs] (medicine) The disease process resulting from the effects of infections of the parenchyma and the pelvis of the kidney. Also known as interstitial nephritis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Lynch et al (29) reported a pregnancy complicated by a sling procedure, resulting in urethral obstruction, pyelonephritis, and a recurrence of incontinence. She was readmitted to the 200-bed hospital with pyelonephritis in August 2005. 17) Similarly, Chen et al studied 21 cases of urologic cancer and found that one of the risk factors was chronic tuberculous pyelonephritis. |
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