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Pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritis is inflammation of the kidney, typically due to a bacterial infection. Symptoms most often include fever and flank tenderness. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Subtypes
Acute focal bacterial nephritis
Acute pyelonephritis
Severe pyelonephritis
May Cause
Abdominal abscess
Abdominal pain
Clubbing or destruction of renal calyces
Duodenal-renal fistula
Hyperechoic renal medulla
Pleural effusion with normal lungs
Renal papillary necrosis
Renal vein thrombosis
Striated nephrogram
T2-hyperintense renal mass
T2-intermediate renal mass

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