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| Proper diagnosis and treatment of renal abscess: A case report | ||||||
| Lyh-Jyh Hao1, Ray-Shyang Wang2, Chien-Ta Chen3, Shao-Wen Wu4, Wei-Jen Yao5, Ming-Jui Wu1 | ||||||
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1Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veteran General Hospital Tainan Branch, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Optometry, Chung Hwa University of Medical and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
2Division of Infection, Kaohsiung Veteran General Hospital Tainan Branch, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China. 3Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Veteran General Hospital Tainan Branch, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China. 4Division of Urology, Kaohsiung Veteran General Hospital Tainan Branch, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China. 5Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China. | ||||||
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| Hao Lyh-Jyh, Wang Ray-Shyang, Chen Chien-Ta, Wu Shao-Wen, Yao Wei-Jen, Wu Ming-Jui. Proper diagnosis and treatment of renal abscess: A case report. Int J Case Rep Images 2014;5(12):854–858. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Diagnosis and proper treatment of renal abscesses remain a challenge for physicians. Reports have illustrated that small renal abscesses could be effectively treated with a course of intravenous antibiotics. However, delay in diagnosis and treatment could lead to higher morbidity and mortality.
Case Report: We present a 43-year-old female with a small renal abscess after incomplete treatment of acute pyelonephritis, which was associated with renal stone and Escherichia coli bacteremia. Patient was then treated with enough intravenous antibiotics without any classical surgical drainage, and came out to be fully healthy. Conclusion: This case highlights the need for early identification of risk factors as well as the subtle feature of renal abscess by proper diagnosis and adequate treatment. | |
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Keywords:
Acute pyelonephritis, Antibiotics, Renal abscess, Renal stone
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Author Contributions
Lyh-Jyh Hao – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Ray-Shyang Wang – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published Chien-Ta Chen – Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Shao-Wen Wu – Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published Wei-Jen Yao – Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published Ming-Jui Wu – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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© 2014 Lyh-Jyh Hao et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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