Multiple gas emboli complicating an emphysematous pyelonephritis

We report a rare case of emphysematous pyelonephritis complicated by septic shock and multiple gas emboli in the pulmonary artery (with transient cor pulmonale), coronary artery (with transient acute coronary syndrome). Keywords: Emphysematous pyelonephritis, Gas embolism

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Keyvan Razazi, Alain Luciani, Nicolas de Prost, Armand Mekontso Dessap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250918300428