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...

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Autores principales:	Hany Haqimi Wan Hanafi, Nazri Mustaffa, Yeong Yeh Lee, Siti Nurbaya Mohd Nawi
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fe63a6e612614a789d7b156ae26b40fe2021-12-01T02:03:34ZEmphysematous pyelonephritis: A rare cause of sepsis in hepatocellular carcinoma2010-10582059-232910.1177/2010105821992805https://doaj.org/article/fe63a6e612614a789d7b156ae26b40fe2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/2010105821992805https://doaj.org/toc/2010-1058https://doaj.org/toc/2059-2329The 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.Hany Haqimi Wan HanafiNazri MustaffaYeong Yeh LeeSiti Nurbaya Mohd NawiSAGE PublishingarticleMedicineRENProceedings of Singapore Healthcare, Vol 30 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Hany Haqimi Wan Hanafi Nazri Mustaffa Yeong Yeh Lee Siti Nurbaya Mohd Nawi Emphysematous pyelonephritis: A rare cause of sepsis in hepatocellular carcinoma
description	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.
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author	Hany Haqimi Wan Hanafi Nazri Mustaffa Yeong Yeh Lee Siti Nurbaya Mohd Nawi
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title	Emphysematous pyelonephritis: A rare cause of sepsis in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_short	Emphysematous pyelonephritis: A rare cause of sepsis in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_full	Emphysematous pyelonephritis: A rare cause of sepsis in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_fullStr	Emphysematous pyelonephritis: A rare cause of sepsis in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed	Emphysematous pyelonephritis: A rare cause of sepsis in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_sort	emphysematous pyelonephritis: a rare cause of sepsis in hepatocellular carcinoma
publisher	SAGE Publishing
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/fe63a6e612614a789d7b156ae26b40fe
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Emphysematous pyelonephritis: A rare cause of sepsis in hepatocellular carcinoma

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