Pyelonephritis
Synonyms
Necrotizing Pyelonephritis
Pyelonephritides
Pyelonephritis, Acute Necrotizing
Inflammation of the KIDNEY involving the renal parenchyma (the NEPHRONS); KIDNEY PELVIS; and KIDNEY CALICES. It is characterized by ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; NAUSEA; VOMITING; and occasionally DIARRHEA.
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