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Intrarenal abscess

MedGen UID:
508762
•Concept ID:
C0151465
•
Acquired Abnormality
Synonyms: Renal Abscess; Renal abscess; Renal parenchymal abscess
SNOMED CT: Renal abscess (3321001)
 
HPO: HP:0032620

Definition

An encapsulated collection of pus and necrotic material within the renal parenchyma. The destruction of renal parenchyma is associated with suppurative/neutrophil-rich inflammation and necrosis. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVIntrarenal abscess

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Interventional radiologic management of renal transplant dysfunction: indications, limitations, and technical considerations.
Kobayashi K, Censullo ML, Rossman LL, Kyriakides PN, Kahan BD, Cohen AM
Radiographics 2007 Jul-Aug;27(4):1109-30. doi: 10.1148/rg.274065135. PMID: 17620470

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
Bacterial urinary tract infections in diabetes.
Patterson JE, Andriole VT
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1995 Mar;9(1):25-51. PMID: 7769219
Ultrasound of the pelvis and renal tract combined with a plain film of abdomen in young women with urinary tract infection: can it replace intravenous urography? A prospective study.
McNicholas MM, Griffin JF, Cantwell DF
Br J Radiol 1991 Mar;64(759):221-4. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-64-759-221. PMID: 2021795
Ultrasonography and computed tomography in severe urinary tract infection.
June CH, Browning MD, Smith LP, Wenzel DJ, Pyatt RS, Checchio LM, Amis ES Jr
Arch Intern Med 1985 May;145(5):841-5. PMID: 3888134

Diagnosis

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
Renal and perirenal abscesses.
Dembry LM, Andriole VT
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1997 Sep;11(3):663-80. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70379-2. PMID: 9378929
Ultrasound of the pelvis and renal tract combined with a plain film of abdomen in young women with urinary tract infection: can it replace intravenous urography? A prospective study.
McNicholas MM, Griffin JF, Cantwell DF
Br J Radiol 1991 Mar;64(759):221-4. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-64-759-221. PMID: 2021795
Intrarenal gas abscess.
Sharma SK, Kumar A, Sharma BK, Malik N, Fadnis P
J Urol 1986 Nov;136(5):1059-60. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)45209-8. PMID: 3773068
Cefamandole alone and combined with gentamicin or tobramycin in the treatment of acute pyelonephritis.
Gentry LO, Wood BA, Martin MD, Smythe J
Scand J Infect Dis Suppl 1980;suppl 25:96-100. PMID: 7010544

Therapy

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
Renal and perirenal abscesses.
Dembry LM, Andriole VT
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1997 Sep;11(3):663-80. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70379-2. PMID: 9378929
Medical therapy alone for the treatment of gas forming intrarenal abscess.
Nickas ME, Reese JH, Anderson RU
J Urol 1994 Feb;151(2):398-400. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)34960-1. PMID: 8283534
Cefamandole alone and combined with gentamicin or tobramycin in the treatment of acute pyelonephritis.
Gentry LO, Wood BA, Martin MD, Smythe J
Scand J Infect Dis Suppl 1980;suppl 25:96-100. PMID: 7010544
Intrarenal abscess. Report of 14 cases.
Hoverman IV, Gentry LO, Jones DW, Guerriero WG
Arch Intern Med 1980 Jul;140(7):914-6. doi: 10.1001/archinte.140.7.914. PMID: 6992728

Prognosis

An intrarenal abscess as presenting symptom of an infection with Nocardia farcinica in a patient after renal transplantation.
Van Luin A, Manson WL, van der Molen L, van der Heide JJ, van Son WJ
Transpl Infect Dis 2008 Jun;10(3):214-7. Epub 2007 Aug 28 doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00275.x. PMID: 17727619
Right perinephric abscess: a rare presentation of ruptured retrocecal appendicitis.
Kao CT, Tsai JD, Lee HC, Wang NL, Shih SL, Lin CC, Huang FY
Pediatr Nephrol 2002 Mar;17(3):177-80. doi: 10.1007/s00467-001-0794-x. PMID: 11956855
Renal and perirenal abscesses.
Dembry LM, Andriole VT
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1997 Sep;11(3):663-80. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70379-2. PMID: 9378929
Renal and perirenal abscesses.
Patterson JE, Andriole VT
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1987 Dec;1(4):907-26. PMID: 3333665

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