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View larger version (57K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. A 47-year-old woman with obesity and poorly controlled diabetes mellitus presented with a five-day history of fever, dysuria, and left-flank pain refractory to intravenous antibiotics and intravenous fluids. On admission, her blood urea nitrogen concentration was 90 mg per deciliter (32 mmol per liter) and the serum creatinine concentration was 3.7 mg per deciliter (327 µmol per liter). Computed tomography of the abdomen revealed an enlarged left kidney with intraparenchymal and perinephric collection of air (arrow in Panel A). Gerota's fascia was inflamed and thickened (arrowhead in Panel A). Given the high risk of death associated with . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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