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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. Other symptoms may include nausea, burning with urination, and frequent urination. Complications may include pus around the kidney, sepsis, or kidney failure.

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Causes
Bacterial infection
Diagnostic method
Based on symptoms and supported by urinalysis
Differential diagnosis
Endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, kidney stones
Frequency
Common
Medication
Antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone)
Other names
Kidney infection

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Pyelonephritis

Nodes129
Edges128
Triples79
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015504
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Pyelonephritis

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has cause · 10
Pyelonephritis → Common, Enterococcus, Hospital-acquired, IBCs, Klebsiella, Mechanical, Most, Pseudomonas, Risk, These
related to Complicated · 10
Pyelonephritis → Children, Combination, During, If, Intravenous, People, Percutaneous, The, Treatment, Typically
related to Imaging studies · 9
Pyelonephritis → All, CT, However, If, In, Investigations, KUB, Ultrasound, Where
related to Epidemiology · 7
Pyelonephritis → In, Infants, It, There, Wilms, Xanthogranulomatous, Young
related to Signs and symptoms · 6
Pyelonephritis → AA, Chronic, Furthermore, It, Signs, There
related to External links · 5
Pyelonephritis → Diabetes, Digestive, Kidney Diseases, Kidney Infection, US National Institute
related to Laboratory examination · 4
Pyelonephritis → Analysis, Blood, Microbiological, Specifically
related to Simple · 4
Pyelonephritis → If, Improvement, In, Oral
related to Etymology · 3
Pyelonephritis → Greek, In, The
related to Management · 3
Pyelonephritis → As, In, The

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kidney may treatment urinary tract infection infections symptoms antibiotics include fever urine often diagnosis antibiotic due typically bacterial risk xanthogranulomatous

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PyelonephritisCausesBacterial infection1.00infobox
PyelonephritisDiagnostic methodBased on symptoms and supported by urinalysis1.00infobox
PyelonephritisDifferential diagnosisEndometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, kidney stones1.00infobox
PyelonephritisFrequencyCommon1.00infobox
PyelonephritisMedicationAntibiotics (ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone)1.00infobox
PyelonephritisOther namesKidney infection1.00infobox
PyelonephritisPreventionUrination after sex, drinking sufficient fluids1.00infobox
PyelonephritisPronunciation/paɪəloʊnəˈfraɪtɪs/1.00infobox
PyelonephritisRisk factorsSexual intercourse, prior urinary tract infections, diabetes, structural problems of the urinary tract, spermicide use1.00infobox
PyelonephritisSpecialtyInfectious disease, urology, nephrology1.00infobox
PyelonephritisSymptomsFever, flank tenderness, nausea, burning with urination, frequent urination1.00infobox
Pyelonephritiscausespersistent flank or abdominal pain0.90text
Pyelonephritisis aexudative purulent localized inflammation of the renal pelvis0.90text
Pyelonephritisis aunusual form of chronic pyelonephritis characterized by granulomatous abscess formation0.90text

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