Pyelonephritis
Definition
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pain and fever adults
pain and fever children
vomiting in adults
vomiting in children
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Pyelonephritis Complications
Complications of pyelonephritis include:
Kidney
abscess
A collection of pus within or around a kidney
Kidney failure
Sepsis
Kidney disease
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Pyelonephritis Underlying Cause
Related Conditions
Bladder infection
Kidney stone
Urinary tract infections in children
Urinary tract infections
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Abdominal pain
Back pain
Blood in the urine
Flank pain
Frequent urination
Pain during urination
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Last Updated: Jul 16, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Pyelonephritis References:
Bloomfield P, Hodson EM, Craig JC. Antibiotics for acute pyelonephritis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Jan 25;(1):CD003772.
Efstathiou SP, Pefanis AV, Tsioulos DI, Zacharos ID, Tsiakou AG, Mitromaras AG, Mastorantonakis SE, Kanavaki SN, Mountokalakis TD. Acute pyelonephritis in adults: prediction of mortality and failure of treatment. Arch Intern Med. 2003 May 26;163(10):1206-12.
Ramakrishnan K, Scheid DC. Diagnosis and management of acute pyelonephritis in adults. Am Fam Physician. 2005 Mar 1;71(5):933-42.
