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PYELONEPHRITE AIGUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bacterial Diseases
  • Urinary Tract
CONT

Acute pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of the kidney parenchyma that can be organ- and/or life-threatening and that often leads to scarring of the kidney. The bacteria in these cases have usually ascended from the lower urinary tract, but may also reach the kidney via the bloodstream.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies bactériennes
  • Appareil urinaire
CONT

La PNA est une inflammation transitoire du rein et de l'uretère (canal entre la vessie et le rein) d'origine infectieuse.

Spanish

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