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Perinephritis

MedGen UID:
10656
•Concept ID:
C0031065
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Inflammation, Perinephrium; Inflammations, Perinephrium; Perinephritides; Perinephrium Inflammation
SNOMED CT: Perinephritis (111404004)
 
HPO: HP:0012784
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006900

Definition

Inflammation of the connective and adipose tissues surrounding the kidney. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Erdheim-Chester disease: consensus recommendations for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment in the molecular era.
Goyal G, Heaney ML, Collin M, Cohen-Aubart F, Vaglio A, Durham BH, Hershkovitz-Rokah O, Girschikofsky M, Jacobsen ED, Toyama K, Goodman AM, Hendrie P, Cao XX, Estrada-Veras JI, Shpilberg O, Abdo A, Kurokawa M, Dagna L, McClain KL, Mazor RD, Picarsic J, Janku F, Go RS, Haroche J, Diamond EL
Blood 2020 May 28;135(22):1929-1945. doi: 10.1182/blood.2019003507. PMID: 32187362
Differential diagnosis of perinephric masses on CT and MRI.
Westphalen A, Yeh B, Qayyum A, Hari A, Coakley FV
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2004 Dec;183(6):1697-702. doi: 10.2214/ajr.183.6.01831697. PMID: 15547211
Emphysematous pyelonephritis: clinicoradiological classification, management, prognosis, and pathogenesis.
Huang JJ, Tseng CC
Arch Intern Med 2000 Mar 27;160(6):797-805. doi: 10.1001/archinte.160.6.797. PMID: 10737279

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Combination of Surgical Drainage and Renal Artery Embolization: An Alternative Treatment for Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis.
Upasani A, Barnacle A, Roebuck D, Cherian A
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2017 Mar;40(3):470-473. Epub 2016 Dec 27 doi: 10.1007/s00270-016-1522-z. PMID: 28028578
Perinephric abscess caused by Fusarium chlamydosporum in an immunocompetent child: case report and identification of the morphologically atypical fungal strain.
Sidhu S, Chander J, Singh K
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2013 Jul-Sep;56(3):312-4. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.120409. PMID: 24152521
Perinephric abscess.
Gardiner RA, Gwynne RA, Roberts SA
BJU Int 2011 Apr;107 Suppl 3:20-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10050.x. PMID: 21492371
How should an infected perinephric haematoma be drained in a tetraplegic patient with baclofen pump implanted in the abdominal wall? - A case report.
Vaidyanathan S, Soni BM, Hughes PL, Singh G, Watt JW, Oo T, Sett P
BMC Urol 2002 Sep 10;2:9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2490-2-9. PMID: 12220481Free PMC Article
Perinephric abscess.
Thorley JD, Jones SR, Sanford JP
Medicine (Baltimore) 1974 Nov;53(6):441-51. doi: 10.1097/00005792-197411000-00004. PMID: 4612295

Diagnosis

Case of sparganosis: a diagnostic dilemma.
Duggal S, Mahajan RK, Duggal N, Hans C
Indian J Med Microbiol 2011 Apr-Jun;29(2):183-6. doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.81789. PMID: 21654118
Perinephric abscess.
Gardiner RA, Gwynne RA, Roberts SA
BJU Int 2011 Apr;107 Suppl 3:20-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10050.x. PMID: 21492371
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, perinephric type--a case report.
Akagi Y, Jimi A, Kosai K, Kojiro M, Yoshizumi O
Kurume Med J 1991;38(1):1-4. doi: 10.2739/kurumemedj.38.1. PMID: 1942997
Perinephric pancreatic pseudocyst.
Stroud WH, Anderson MC
J S C Med Assoc 1980 Jul;76(7):331-4. PMID: 6931268
Perinephric abscess.
Thorley JD, Jones SR, Sanford JP
Medicine (Baltimore) 1974 Nov;53(6):441-51. doi: 10.1097/00005792-197411000-00004. PMID: 4612295

Therapy

Fournier Gangrene as a Complication of a Perinephric Abscess After Kidney Transplant: A Case Report.
Duarte I, Outerelo C, Santana A, Guerra J
Transplant Proc 2021 May;53(4):1281-1283. Epub 2021 Mar 26 doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.02.009. PMID: 33775418
Sudden Flank Pain in a Patient Receiving Ibrutinib for Mantle Cell Lymphoma.
Law YXT, Lee LS
JAMA Oncol 2018 Jan 1;4(1):118-119. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.2720. PMID: 28910460
Perinephric abscess.
Gardiner RA, Gwynne RA, Roberts SA
BJU Int 2011 Apr;107 Suppl 3:20-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10050.x. PMID: 21492371
Perihepatitis and perinephric abscess due to Mycoplasma hominis in a kidney transplant patient.
Camara B, Mouzin M, Ribes D, Esposito L, Guitard J, Game X, Durand D, Rostaing L, Kamar N
Exp Clin Transplant 2007 Dec;5(2):708-9. PMID: 18194127
Trichomonas vaginalis in a perinephric abscess. A case report.
Suriyanon V, Nelson KE, Choomsai na Ayudhya V
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1975 Sep;24(5):776-80. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1975.24.776. PMID: 1081348

Prognosis

Perinephric abscess.
Gardiner RA, Gwynne RA, Roberts SA
BJU Int 2011 Apr;107 Suppl 3:20-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10050.x. PMID: 21492371
Infragastric laparoscopic approach for the left adrenal gland region in children.
Tokar B, Bosnali O, Ilhan H, Demet D
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2011 Mar;21(2):140-1. Epub 2010 Nov 22 doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1267924. PMID: 21104592
Evaluating consensus among physicians in medical knowledge base construction.
Giuse NB, Giuse DA, Miller RA, Bankowitz RA, Janosky JE, Davidoff F, Hillner BE, Hripcsak G, Lincoln MJ, Middleton B
Methods Inf Med 1993 Apr;32(2):137-45. PMID: 8321132
Perinephric abscess.
Thorley JD, Jones SR, Sanford JP
Medicine (Baltimore) 1974 Nov;53(6):441-51. doi: 10.1097/00005792-197411000-00004. PMID: 4612295
The intrarenal pressure during experimental renal hypertension.
SWANN HG, PRINE JM, MOORE V, RICE RD
J Exp Med 1952 May;95(5):281-91. doi: 10.1084/jem.96.4.281. PMID: 12981213Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with a perinephritic abscess.
Vega J, Goecke H, Manriquez F, Escobar C, Escobar M, Videla C, Santamarina M, Echeverria C, Guarda FJ
Clin Exp Nephrol 2011 Feb;15(1):141-6. Epub 2010 Oct 1 doi: 10.1007/s10157-010-0348-2. PMID: 20886361
Acute ureterolithiasis: nonenhanced helical CT findings of perinephric edema for prediction of degree of ureteral obstruction.
Boridy IC, Kawashima A, Goldman SM, Sandler CM
Radiology 1999 Dec;213(3):663-7. doi: 10.1148/radiology.213.3.r99dc12663. PMID: 10580936
Evaluating consensus among physicians in medical knowledge base construction.
Giuse NB, Giuse DA, Miller RA, Bankowitz RA, Janosky JE, Davidoff F, Hillner BE, Hripcsak G, Lincoln MJ, Middleton B
Methods Inf Med 1993 Apr;32(2):137-45. PMID: 8321132
Colonic changes secondary to left perinephritis: new observations.
Meyers MA
Radiology 1974 Jun;111(3):525-8. doi: 10.1148/111.3.525. PMID: 4828982
The intrarenal pressure during experimental renal hypertension.
SWANN HG, PRINE JM, MOORE V, RICE RD
J Exp Med 1952 May;95(5):281-91. doi: 10.1084/jem.96.4.281. PMID: 12981213Free PMC Article

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