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Query: UMLS:C0034186 (pyelonephritis)
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Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors are a new class of anti-diabetic drugs. They control both fasting and postprandial hyperglycemia by inhibiting degradation of incretin hormones, such as, glucagon-like peptide-1(GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP). Sitagliptin is the first DPP-4 inhibitor to be marketed in India. In addition to its glucose lowering effect, it also suppresses immunity resulting in various infections in a diabetes patient. Here, we describe the simultaneous development of two infections (acalculous pyelonephritis and cholecystitis) in a postmenopausal female patient, well-controlled on sitagliptin-based anti-diabetic therapy.
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PMID:Acalculous pyelonephritis and cholecystitis occurring simultaneously in a diabetic patient on sitagliptin therapy. 2631 5