TY - JOUR
T1 - Imaging of Renal Infections and Inflammatory Disease
AU - Zulfiqar, Maria
AU - Ubilla, Cristián Varela
AU - Nicola, Refky
AU - Menias, Christine O.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - Acute pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of the renal parenchyma and collecting system. Diagnosis is based on clinical findings of fever, flank pain, and urinary tract infection. Computed tomography findings include renal enlargement with wedge-shaped heterogeneous areas of decreased enhancement, known as a “striated nephrogram.” Imaging is primarily used to diagnose complications such as emphysematous pyelonephritis, renal abscess, and pyonephrosis. Chronic pyelonephritis can have varying appearances on imaging ranging from xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis or, in extreme cases, renal replacement lipomatosis.
AB - Acute pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of the renal parenchyma and collecting system. Diagnosis is based on clinical findings of fever, flank pain, and urinary tract infection. Computed tomography findings include renal enlargement with wedge-shaped heterogeneous areas of decreased enhancement, known as a “striated nephrogram.” Imaging is primarily used to diagnose complications such as emphysematous pyelonephritis, renal abscess, and pyonephrosis. Chronic pyelonephritis can have varying appearances on imaging ranging from xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis or, in extreme cases, renal replacement lipomatosis.
KW - Imaging
KW - Pyelonephritis
KW - Renal infection
KW - Urinary tract infection
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rcl.2020.05.004
DO - 10.1016/j.rcl.2020.05.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32792123
AN - SCOPUS:85087978669
SN - 0033-8389
VL - 58
SP - 909
EP - 923
JO - Radiologic Clinics of North America
JF - Radiologic Clinics of North America
IS - 5
ER -