Case report on emphysematous pyelonephritis with diabetic ketoacidosis

Abstract

Mrs. M.S.R is a 49 year old Indian female patient who admitted to the general medicine with diabetic ketoacidosis and abdominal pain for 4 days. She had no previous significant history of urinary tract infection and DKA. This clinical case was diagnosed as emphysematous Pyelonephritis which is defined as a rare necrotizing infection of kidney characterized by the presence of gas with in or around the renal parenchyma or perinephric tissues. This case is important because emphysematous Pyelonephritis presenting with diabetic Ketoacidosis as a complication of diabetes mellitus is rare. Keywords: Diabetic ketoacidosis, Emphysematous pyelonephritis