Pyelonephritis in the Diabetic
- 7 March 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 195 (10) , 827-829
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1966.03100100079021
Abstract
In a study of 80 juvenile diabetic patients, chronic pyelonephritis was found histologically in seven (9%) of open renal biopsies. Twelve patients (15%) had positive urine cultures. No patient had a positive renal-biopsysite culture. Three patients (4%) had positive renal-tissue cultures. There was essentially no correlation found between the presence of positive urine cultures, positive tissue cultures, and the histological diagnosis of chronic pyelonephritis. It is suggested that factors other than the continued presence of bacteria in the kidney may play a role in the pathogenesis of chronic pyelonephritis.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- CONCEPTS OF PYELONEPHRITIS: EXPERIENCE WITH RENAL BIOPSIES AND LONG-TERM CLINICAL OBSERVATIONSAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1957