HOMEPRODUCTSCOMPANYCONTACTFAQResearchDictionaryPharmaSign Up FREE or Login

[Corynebacterium urealyticum in renal trasplantation. CT and sonography imaging characteristics of encrusted cistitis and pielitis].

AbstractPURPOSE:
Its described three cases of Corynebacterium urealyticum (CU) infection in patients with renal transplantation and one of its most serious consequences: encrusted pyelitis and cystitis. It is explained the principal keys for its diagnosis, based in the appearance of alkaline pH in in urine analysis (alkaline urine), positives urinary cultures for CU, and the CT and US studies revealed the characteristic images of calcifications in the wall of renal pelvis and bladder.
PATIENTS:
Three male patients with renal transplantation and CU infection that caused encrusted pyelitis in two of the cases and encrusted cystitis in one case.
RESULTS:
Calcifications of the urinary tract were noticed in CT in all the patients. In two cases bladder stones were linear, and in the third case they were fundamentally coarse and placed in pelvis. The diagnosis suspicion showed by the images was confirmed by the use of prolonged urine cultures, necessary for detecting CU. All the patients were treated with vancomycin, with success in two of the cases and, finally needing surgery, and after loss of the graft, in the other case.
CONCLUSION:
Encrusted pyelitis and cystitis are cronic and severe infections of the urinary tract. Calcic struvite incrustations in the urothelium are characteristics of this infection. CT is a choice technique for the diagnosis and followup of the calcifications after treatment.
AuthorsV Vázquez, M D Morales, C Serrano, M Reus, S Llorente, J García
JournalNefrologia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola Nefrologia (Nefrologia) Vol. 24 Issue 3 Pg. 288-93 ( 2004) ISSN: 0211-6995 [Print] Spain
Vernacular TitleCorynebacterium urealyticum en pacientes con trasplante renal. Imágenes características de la TC y ultrasonografía de la cistitis y pielitis incrustante.
PMID15283321 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Vancomycin
Topics
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
  • Corynebacterium (isolation & purification)
  • Corynebacterium Infections (diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
  • Cystitis (diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
  • Humans
  • Kidney (pathology, surgery)
  • Kidney Transplantation (adverse effects, diagnostic imaging)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pyelitis (diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography
  • Vancomycin (therapeutic use)

Join CureHunter, for free Research Interface BASIC access!

Take advantage of free CureHunter research engine access to explore the best drug and treatment options for any disease. Find out why thousands of doctors, pharma researchers and patient activists around the world use CureHunter every day.
Realize the full power of the drug-disease research graph!


Choose Username:
Email:
Password:
Verify Password:
Enter Code Shown: