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Pyelitis

MedGen UID:
48268
•Concept ID:
C0034183
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: inflammation of renal pelvis; pyelitis; renal pelvis inflammation
SNOMED CT: Pyelitis (27174002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006938

Definition

Inflammation of the renal pelvis. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The diagnosis and modern treatment of pyelitis of pregnancy.
GARLAND-COLLINS E
Med Press 1953 Jan 21;229(3):49-52. PMID: 13012535
The treatment of pyelitis and cystitis.
ROSENHEIM ML
Practitioner 1947 Aug;159(950):147. PMID: 20254211
Pyelitis; early symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
BIRDSALL JC
Del State Med J 1946 Nov;18(11):243-9. PMID: 20274854

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Alkaline-encrusted pyelitis and cystitis: an easily missed and life-threatening urinary infection.
Lieten S, Schelfaut D, Wissing KM, Geers C, Tielemans C
BMJ Case Rep 2011 Mar 29;2011 doi: 10.1136/bcr.12.2010.3613. PMID: 22700348Free PMC Article
Case 167: alkaline-encrusted pyelitis.
Vallurupalli K, Coakley KJ
Radiology 2011 Mar;258(3):954-7. doi: 10.1148/radiol.10091148. PMID: 21339355
Successful treatment of Corynebacterium urealyticum encrusted cystitis: a case report and literature review.
Pierciaccante A, Pompeo ME, Fabi F, Venditti M
Infez Med 2007 Mar;15(1):56-8. PMID: 17515676
Encrusted pyelitis: an underdiagnosed condition?
Meria P, Jungers P
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2000 Jul;15(7):943-5. doi: 10.1093/ndt/15.7.943. PMID: 10862627
Bacterial urinary tract infections in diabetes.
Patterson JE, Andriole VT
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1997 Sep;11(3):735-50. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70383-4. PMID: 9378933

Diagnosis

Emphysematous Cystitis and Pyelitis.
Ching PR, Vostal A, Narayanan S
Am J Med 2021 Nov;134(11):e559-e560. Epub 2021 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.05.006. PMID: 34051152
IgG4-related kidney disease--an update.
Kawano M, Saeki T
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2015 Mar;24(2):193-201. doi: 10.1097/MNH.0000000000000102. PMID: 25594543Free PMC Article
Emphysematous pyelitis.
Chiang CC, Jong YS, Wang WJ
CMAJ 2010 Apr 20;182(7):698. Epub 2010 Mar 15 doi: 10.1503/cmaj.091055. PMID: 20231336Free PMC Article
Pyelitis cystica.
Grønlund A, Glenthøj A, Kvist E
Scand J Urol Nephrol 1997 Oct;31(5):509-11. doi: 10.3109/00365599709030653. PMID: 9406318
Chronic follicular pyeloureteritis.
Kimble C, Tchertkoff V, Park T, Mallouh C
Urology 1990 Apr;35(4):340-1. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(90)80160-o. PMID: 2321328

Therapy

Recent advances in IgG4-related kidney disease.
Kawano M, Saeki T, Ubara Y, Matsui S
Mod Rheumatol 2023 Mar 2;33(2):242-251. doi: 10.1093/mr/roac065. PMID: 35788361
Emphysematous Cystitis and Pyelitis.
Ching PR, Vostal A, Narayanan S
Am J Med 2021 Nov;134(11):e559-e560. Epub 2021 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.05.006. PMID: 34051152
Encrusted pyelitis in a kidney allograft.
Sigogne M, Culty T, Meria P, Demiselle J
Kidney Int 2020 Jan;97(1):217. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2019.08.010. PMID: 31901347
Emphysematous pyelitis.
Luyt K, Tighe M
J Pediatr 2015 Jan;166(1):201. Epub 2014 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.08.047. PMID: 25266345
Emphysematous pyelitis.
Chiang CC, Jong YS, Wang WJ
CMAJ 2010 Apr 20;182(7):698. Epub 2010 Mar 15 doi: 10.1503/cmaj.091055. PMID: 20231336Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Unexpected emphysematous cystitis and pyelitis.
Robalo MM, Lopes MM, Monteiro MC
BMJ Case Rep 2020 Feb 28;13(2) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233806. PMID: 32111714Free PMC Article
Successful treatment of Corynebacterium urealyticum encrusted cystitis: a case report and literature review.
Pierciaccante A, Pompeo ME, Fabi F, Venditti M
Infez Med 2007 Mar;15(1):56-8. PMID: 17515676
Encrusted pyelitis: an underdiagnosed condition?
Meria P, Jungers P
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2000 Jul;15(7):943-5. doi: 10.1093/ndt/15.7.943. PMID: 10862627
Encrusted cystitis and pyelitis.
Meria P, Desgrippes A, Arfi C, Le Duc A
J Urol 1998 Jul;160(1):3-9. PMID: 9628593
COMPLICATIONS, PROGNOSIS AND RELAPSE IN TYPHOID FEVER.
JOSHI HD
J Indian Med Assoc 1963 Jul 16;41:67-73. PMID: 14046534

Clinical prediction guides

US demonstration of pyelitis and ureteritis in children.
Avni EF, Van Gansbeke D, Thoua Y, Matos C, Marconi V, Lemaitre L, Schulman CC
Pediatr Radiol 1988;18(2):134-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02387557. PMID: 3281112
Alterations of urinary carbon dioxide tension, electrolyte handling and low molecular weight protein excretion in acute pyelonephritis.
Tulassay T, Miltényi M, Dobos M
Acta Paediatr Scand 1986 May;75(3):415-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1986.tb10223.x. PMID: 3088906
Pyeloureteritis cystica.
Limburg D, Zuidema BJ
Diagn Imaging 1980;49(3):141-4. PMID: 7389572
Uncommon radiologic observations in renal milk-of-calcium stone.
Reynolds WF, Goldstein AM, Williams EJ, Fauer RB
Urology 1978 Apr;11(4):419-21. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(78)90250-9. PMID: 664154
Hematogenous Streptococcus faecalis pyelonephritis in the rat. A histologic, immunopathologic and bacteriologic study.
Libit SA, Michael AF, Vernier RL, Fish AJ
Am J Pathol 1974 Sep;76(3):419-32. PMID: 4213138Free PMC Article

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