https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/638349
Title: | Lung abscess with chronic cough secondary to xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: A rare case report | Authors: | Cheng, Pai-Yu YI-YOU HUANG Jaw, Fu-Shan Chung, Shiu-Dong |
Keywords: | case report | chronic cough | lung abscess | radical nephrectomy | xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis | Issue Date: | 12-May-2023 | Journal Volume: | 102 | Journal Issue: | 19 | Source: | Medicine | Abstract: | Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGPN) is a form of chronic pyelonephritis caused by chronic calculus obstruction and bacterial infection, leading to the destruction of the renal parenchyma and calyces. Conservative treatment is usually not sufficient, and surgical intervention is still the main curative approach. XGPN with transdiaphragmatic extension and lung abscess formation is a rare condition. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/638349 | ISSN: | 00257974 | DOI: | 10.1097/MD.0000000000033787 |
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