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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Pyelonephritis is an ascending [[urinary tract infection]] that has reached the ''pyelum'' ([[Renal pelvis|pelvis]]) of the [[kidney]] (''nephros'' in [[Greek language|Greek]]). If the infection is severe, the term "urosepsis" is used interchangeably ([[sepsis]] being a [[systemic inflammatory response syndrome]] due to infection). It requires [[antibiotic]]s as therapy, and treatment of any underlying causes to prevent recurrence. It is a form of [[nephritis]]. It can also be called ''pyelitis''.<ref name=Ramakrishnan>{{cite journal | author=Ramakrishnan K, Scheid DC | title=Diagnosis and management of acute pyelonephritis in adults | journal=Am Fam Physician | year=2005 | pages=933-42 | volume=71 | issue=5 | id=PMID 15768623 | url=http://www.aafp.org/afp/20050301/933.html}}</ref>. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Nephrology]] | [[Category:Nephrology]] | ||
[[Category:Inflammations]] | [[Category:Inflammations]] | ||
[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
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Overview
Pyelonephritis is an ascending urinary tract infection that has reached the pyelum (pelvis) of the kidney (nephros in Greek). If the infection is severe, the term "urosepsis" is used interchangeably (sepsis being a systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to infection). It requires antibiotics as therapy, and treatment of any underlying causes to prevent recurrence. It is a form of nephritis. It can also be called pyelitis.[1].
References
- ↑ Ramakrishnan K, Scheid DC (2005). "Diagnosis and management of acute pyelonephritis in adults". Am Fam Physician. 71 (5): 933–42. PMID 15768623.