PYELONEPHRITIS AND INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS

Abstract

Acute pyelonephritis is a frequent infection that can progress to abscess or emphysematous pyelonephritis (EP); most cases are caused by Escherichia coli. The clinical onset can range from mild symptoms to septicemia. The possibility of bacteremia depends on host factors: patients who are seriously ill, immunocompromised, with urinary tract obstruction and > 65 years of age. More than 90% of EP occurs in patients with diabetes. Interstitial nephritis affecting the renal interstitium, can be acute or chronic, in most cases due to NSAIDs or antibiotics. Both pathologies are predominant in women.

Keywords

• pielonefritis
• pielonefritis enfisematosa
• septicemia
• nefritis intersticial