Pyelonephritis is diagnosed with a physical exam and urine tests. The treatment involves increased fluid intake and antibiotics. Read the original article on Verywell Health.

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a severe, necrotizing, renal parenchymal infection that is characterized by the production of intraparenchymal gas. Predominantly affecting female diabetics, the ...

Chronic pyelonephritis represents diffuse, interstitial inflammatory disease of the kidney, which is not always infectious in origin. Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a serious, necrotizing renal ...

Acute pyelonephritis 1 is a severe urinary tract infection (UTI) syndrome; other UTI syndromes include febrile UTI (UTI accompanied by fever, irrespective of the presence or absence of flank pain ...

A kidney infection, or pyelonephritis, is a serious medical condition that occurs when harmful bacteria enter and infect the kidneys. The infection typically starts in the bladder or urinary tract ...

Pyelonephritis is a type of urinary tract infection that affects one or both kidneys. The condition is encountered in the acute and chronic forms, with further subclassification of the latter ...

Perspective > Medscape Nephrology > Viewpoints COMMENTARY Acute Pyelonephritis: A Three-Pillar Approach for Clinicians Tejas P. Desai, MD Disclosures October 18, 2018 0 ...

Bacteria such as E. coli often cause the infection. However, any serious infection in the bloodstream can also spread to the kidneys and cause acute pyelonephritis. Bacteria such as E. coli often ...

THE clinical diagnosis of pyelonephritis is frequently overlooked, and the disparity between the clinical and post-mortem findings in this infection has been emphasized repeatedly. 1–4 The ...

Acute pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of the kidneys that affects up to 2 percent of pregnant women. In most cases, the infection first develops in the lower urinary tract. If it’s not ...