Difference between revisions of "Pyelonephritis"

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'''Pyelonephritis''' is inflammation of the renal pelvis. It is classically caused by an ascending infection.
'''Pyelonephritis''' is inflammation of the renal pelvis (''pyelo-''=''renal pelvis''<ref>URL: [http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/pyelo- http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/pyelo-]. Accessed on: 5 June 2015.</ref>) and kidney (''nephritis''=''inflammation of the [[kidney]]''). It is classically caused by an ascending infection.


Pathologically it can be divided into:
Pathologically it can be divided into:
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*[[Chronic pyelonephritis]].
*[[Chronic pyelonephritis]].
*[[Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis]].
*[[Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis]].
==References==
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[[Category:Genitourinary pathology]]
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