[Emphysematous Pyelonephritis with Cardio-Pulmonary Arrest : A Case Report]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2016 Aug;62(8):415-9. doi: 10.14989/ActaUrolJap_62_8_415.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 40-year-old woman withuntreated type II diabetes mellitus was discovered withcardiopulmonary arrest in her room. On admission, she had ventricular fibrillation. After cardiopulmonary resuscitation, her own pulse restarted. The plasma glucose was 722 mg/dl and venous PH was 6.704. Abdominal computed tomography revealed gas within the parenchyma of the left kidney. We diagnosed her with emphysematous pyelonephritis and conducted emergency nephrectomy. Urinary and blood cultures were positive for Escherichia coli. Antibiotic therapy was initiated with doripenem and she was restrictively treated with intravenous insulin to control her plasma glucose. On the 8th day of hospital stay, she underwent resection of the small intestine because of necrosis. After multidisciplinary therapy, she was discharged with complete resolution of the infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Emphysema / complications
  • Emphysema / diagnostic imaging
  • Emphysema / surgery*
  • Female
  • Heart Arrest / complications*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases / surgery
  • Intestine, Small / surgery
  • Necrosis / surgery
  • Nephrectomy
  • Pyelonephritis / complications
  • Pyelonephritis / diagnostic imaging
  • Pyelonephritis / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed