Emphysematous Pyelonephritis Successfully Treated with Nephrectomy and Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor

Toshihiro NANKI; Yoshio AGEISHI; Toru IWAMA; Hiroshi MURASE; Toru UCHIKAWA

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.33.234

Internal Medicine

Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918

Emphysematous Pyelonephritis Successfully Treated with Nephrectomy and Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor

Toshihiro NANKI, Yoshio AGEISHI, Toru IWAMA, Hiroshi MURASE, Toru UCHIKAWA

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Keywords: diabetic ketoacidosis, Escherichia coli

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1994 Volume 33 Issue 4 Pages 234-236

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.33.234

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Abstract

A 58-year-old woman developed diabetic ketoacidosis and emphysematous pyelonephritis caused by Escherichia coli. She was successfully treated with nephrectomy, antibiotics, and recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF). RhG-CSF therapy may be an effective adjunct for diabetic patients with severe infection, even when neutropenia is not present.
(Internal Medicine 33: 234-236, 1994)

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