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Bacterial pyelonephritis is a common precipitating factor in the development of diabetic ketoacidosis. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate antimicrobial therapy usually result in resolution of constitutional symptoms and adequate control of serum glucose. However, occasional cases of presumed bacterial pyelonephritis may not respond to appropriate empiric antibiotic therapy, then causes should be sought such as obstruction or untreated fungal infections of the urinary tract. In this case a diabetic patient with classical pyelonephritis was found to have bilateral ureteral fungus balls as the underlying cause of refractory infection.
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PMID:Coexisting bacterial pyelonephritis and bilateral ureteral fungus balls in a diabetic patient. Case report. 219 32

A 58-year-old woman developed diabetic ketoacidosis and emphysematous pyelonephritis caused by Escherichia coli. She was successfully treated with nephrectomy, antibiotics, and recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF). RhG-CSF therapy may be an effective adjunct for diabetic patients with severe infection, even when neutropenia is not present.
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PMID:Emphysematous pyelonephritis successfully treated with nephrectomy and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. 752 Jul 87

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare life threatening infection in diabetes characterised by suppurative infection of renal parenchyma and perirenal tissues. It usually presents with fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, shock, lethargy, and confusion. Diabetic ketoacidosis is an uncommon presentation. In the present case, an elderly female presented with abdominal pain, fever, vomiting, and altered sensorium. She was diagnosed to have diabetic ketoacidosis with metabolic encephalopathy with right emphysematous pyelonephritis. She had an excellent response to medical treatment alone and was later discharged on oral hypoglycaemic agents.
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PMID:Emphysematous pyelonephritis: a rare presentation. 1085 76

Many animals with diabetes mellitus are severely ill on clinical presentation. The spectrum of disease is quite variable and includes diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), ketosis without acidosis, hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HNKS), and other nonketotic variants (negative urine ketones, serum osmolality < 340 mOsm/kg with or without acidosis). These more severe forms of diabetes are often precipitated by concurrent diseases such as pyelonephritis, pancreatitis, pyometra, hyperadrenocorticism, renal failure, and heart failure. To make matters worse, in-hospital treatment of diabetic dogs and cats is commonly associated with serious complications, including hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, and hypophosphatemia.
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PMID:Complications and concurrent disease associated with diabetes mellitus. 1088 75

A therapeutic challenge. Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare form of kidney infection characterized by the presence of gas-forming coliform bacteria which affects more frequently diabetic subjects. We report the case of a 57-years-old diabetic woman, who was admitted in septic shock, signs of acute bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis, and diabetic ketoacidosis. Both blood and urine cultures yielded Escherichia coli. The patient was successfully treated using longterm broad-spectrum antibiotics, diabetic control and supportive measures alone. Catheter drainage and nephrectomy were not necessary to overcome this life threatening situation
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PMID:[Acute bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis. A therapeutic challenge]. 1762 18

Mr. A.M.A. is 28-year-old Egyptian male patient who presented to the ER with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and left loin pain of 3 weeks duration. The patient had a history of hospital admission 5 months earlier because of urinary tract infection and DKA. Workup of this clinical case revealed emphysematous pyelonephritis.
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PMID:Diabetic ketoacidosis presenting with emphysematous pyelonephritis. 1923 Jul 19

A total of 82 episodes of diabetic ketoacidosis were analysed in 70 adult patients. Population characteristics can be seen in Table 1. It was possible to determine the causes of 74 episodes (Table 2); infections, insulin reduction or suppression and psychic stress included 89 % of these causes. The most frequent infection sites were airway, urinary tract and skin surface. The most important symptoms and signs shown by patients on admission (Table 3) were digestive and those derived from dehydration and acidosis. Figure 2 shows laboratory data on admission: average glycemia, 395 mg %, 90 % with pH values below 7.30; the majority revealed high hematocrit urea and kaliemia values. Unusual treatment performed in the classical way (Figure 3) can be divided into two periods: the first of eapid expansion and insulinization (first three hours) and the second of slow replenishment (4 to 24 hours) consisting of two stages in which the velocity of liquid infusion is diminished while glucose and potassium backing is started. No difference was found between the results of those who received bicarbonate and those who did not (Table 4). Response to treatment is shown in Fig. 4. On pointing out the decrease in kalemia (1.18 mEq/l in the first 6 hours), however, it must be kept in mind that on admission 10 % of the patients were in a state of hypokalemia with less than 3.5 mEq/l. Table 5 shows complications that arose during treatment: hypokalemia, 32 %; hupoglucemia, 11 % and phlebitis, 17 % (catheterized). Five patients, (7 5) died. Four had been admitted in a state of coma with a severe infectious state (bronchopneumonia, acute pyelonephritis, meningo-encephalitis). The analysis of this paper shows the importance of an adequate diabetic education and briefing both for the patients, to be aware of the unleashing factors, and for the physicians, in order to avoid the complications of treatment.
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PMID:[Diabetic ketoacidosis. Revision of 82 episodes]. 2216 95

Spontaneous bilateral renal subcapsular hematoma is a rare condition. On literature review, only 2 case reports have elucidated possible etiologies for such a presentation; however, no definite conclusions have been made. We present a rare case of a 52-year-old female with diabetes mellitus type 2, chronic kidney disease stage 4, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, prior traumatic brain injury via motor vehicle accident, who presented to our hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis and clinical signs of pyelonephritis; subsequently, imaging demonstrated spontaneous bilateral renal subcapsular hematoma. Risk factors for the rare presentation in this patient included pyelonephritis, history of bilateral ureteral stent placement, and a remote history of a mild unilateral renal laceration secondary to a motor vehicle accident. Typically, patients with this condition achieve spontaneous resolution with conservative management. Our patient initially presented with diabetic ketoacidosis and pyelonephritis but gradually developed retroperitoneal bleeding and hemorrhagic shock. Our patient's critical condition required close monitoring in an intensive care unit and a more invasive approach including unilateral left renal artery embolization followed by a unilateral left nephrectomy. The patient ultimately recovered and continued to be followed outpatient without any serious long-term complications.
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PMID:A Rare Case of Spontaneous Bilateral Subcapsular Renal Hematoma. 3240 Oct 61