Two cases of subcapsular renal hematoma as a complication of acute pyelonephritis.
- Author:
You Shik CHOI
1
;
Tae Jin PARK
;
Woo Taek TAK
;
Sung Sik HAN
;
Jong Tae CHO
;
Sung Chul YOON
;
Yeon Hee LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Subcapsular hematoma;
Acute Pyelonephritis
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Hematocrit;
Hematoma*;
Humans;
Pyelonephritis*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2001;61(6):669-673
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Subcapsular renal hematoma without a history of trauma is uncommon, which has been reported with the association of underlying renal tumor, vascular or inflammatory disease. Recently, subcapsular renal hematoma has been reported to be a rare complication of acute pyelonephritis. If abdominal pain is acutely aggravated or hematocrit is rapidly decreased in the patient of acute pyelonephritis, subcapsular renal hematoma as a complication of acute pyelonephritis should be considered and confirmed by subsequent imaging studies. We report two cases of subcapsular renal hematoma as a complication of acute pyelonephritis.
