[Emphysematous pyelonephritis and cystitis: An exceptional complication in a kidney transplant recipient]

Abstract

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare and severe infectious complication characterized by the presence of gas in the renal parenchyma, excretory cavities and surrounded tissues. It is due to the development of non-anaerobic gasifier bacteria. We report a new rare case of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a kidney transplant recipient, particular by its occurrence in a non-functional graft and its exceptional association with emphysematous cystitis.

Keywords: Complications infectieuses; Cystite emphysémateuse; Emphysematous cystitis; Emphysematous pyelonephritis; Immunosuppression; Infectious complications; Kidney transplantation; Pyélonéphrite emphysémateuse; Transplantation rénale.