Abstract
Emphysematous urinary tract infections are associated with gas formation within the upper or lower urinary tracts. Diabetes is a major risk factor for these infections which can present as cystitis, pyelitis or pyelonephritis associated with peri nephric abscesses. Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a serious, uncommon, necrotising infection affecting the renal parenchyma. The first case of a gas forming renal infection was reported by Kelly and
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