To the editor: Acute pyelonephritis is a common kidney disease in female adult, but an unusual cause of acute renal failure(ARF). We reported one woman suffered from acute pyelonephritis due to Klehsiella pneumonia...To the editor: Acute pyelonephritis is a common kidney disease in female adult, but an unusual cause of acute renal failure(ARF). We reported one woman suffered from acute pyelonephritis due to Klehsiella pneumoniae infection presented with ARF and unremarkable abdominal signs, however with a favorable prognosis after appropriate antibiotic treatment.A 23-year-old woman was admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University with a 10-day history of abdominal bloating, lower flank pain; 3-day history of fatigue, without fever, urinary urgency, frequency, dysuria or oliguria. She had a history of taking the herbs medicine lbr removing urinary calculi (Wu Lin Hua Shi Dan and other unknown herbs) by herself for one week.展开更多
文摘To the editor: Acute pyelonephritis is a common kidney disease in female adult, but an unusual cause of acute renal failure(ARF). We reported one woman suffered from acute pyelonephritis due to Klehsiella pneumoniae infection presented with ARF and unremarkable abdominal signs, however with a favorable prognosis after appropriate antibiotic treatment.A 23-year-old woman was admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University with a 10-day history of abdominal bloating, lower flank pain; 3-day history of fatigue, without fever, urinary urgency, frequency, dysuria or oliguria. She had a history of taking the herbs medicine lbr removing urinary calculi (Wu Lin Hua Shi Dan and other unknown herbs) by herself for one week.