CT diagnosis of emphysematous pyelonephritis.
Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare but frequently fatal complication of renal infection in the diabetic patient. The diagnosis is usually only made roentgenographically. We present a patient in whom the initial plain abdominal film was normal and renal sonogram was nondiagnostic. The correct diagnosis was made only on the subsequent CT scan.
Diabetic Nephropathies↗