CASE REPORT


A Rare Case of Co-occurrence of Emphysematous Cystitis and Emphysematous Myositis in a Haemodialysis Patient



Anupama Y.J.1, *, Chandrasekhar S.2
1 Nanjappa Hospital, Shivamogga 577201, Karnataka, India
2 Nava Sanjeevini Diagnostics, Shivamogga 577201, Karnataka, India


Article Metrics

CrossRef Citations:
0
Total Statistics:

Full-Text HTML Views: 3611
Abstract HTML Views: 1413
PDF Downloads: 679
ePub Downloads: 696
Total Views/Downloads: 6399
Unique Statistics:

Full-Text HTML Views: 1543
Abstract HTML Views: 765
PDF Downloads: 484
ePub Downloads: 454
Total Views/Downloads: 3246



Creative Commons License
© 2019 Y.J. et al.

open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

* Address correspondence to this author at the Nanjappa Hospital, Shivamogga 577201, Karnataka, India;
Tel: +91-9686-213290; E-mail: anupamayj@gmail.com


Abstract

Urosepsis presents an unusual diagnostic challenge in chronic dialysis patients who often are anuric. This leads to atypical presentations, delayed diagnosis and poor outcome. Here we present a case of an elderly diabetic patient with chronic kidney disease on maintenance haemodialysis who presented with lower limb pain initially and had no urinary complaints. The evaluation revealed the presence of extensive emphysematous pyelonephritis, cystitis and myositis. The unusual presentation is discussed along with a relevant review of the literature.

Keywords: Urosepsis, Chronic kidney disease, Diabetic, Elderly, Emphysematous myositis, Limb pain.