Emphysematous pyelonephritis: A rare cause of sepsis in hepatocellular carcinoma

The association between emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) and diabetes mellitus is well known. EPN as the cause of sepsis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rare and unreported. We report a case of EPN in a non-diabetic HCC patient, in which the clinical features of decompensated chronic liver di...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hany Haqimi Wan Hanafi, Nazri Mustaffa, Yeong Yeh Lee, Siti Nurbaya Mohd Nawi
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:
R
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/fe63a6e612614a789d7b156ae26b40fe
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
Descripción
Sumario:The association between emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) and diabetes mellitus is well known. EPN as the cause of sepsis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rare and unreported. We report a case of EPN in a non-diabetic HCC patient, in which the clinical features of decompensated chronic liver disease masked the more sinister urological emergency to a certain degree. A computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed a mixture of gas and fluid in the left retrorenal space, in keeping with left EPN. Nevertheless, the course of clinical deterioration was rather rapid that any surgical intervention was not feasible.