Gas-Producing Renal Infection Presenting as Pneumaturia: A Case Report

We present a case of persistent pneumaturia of one-year duration in a fifty-five-year-old male with a history of spinal cord injury. The evaluation demonstrated gas throughout the collecting system attributable to a urinary tract infection with a gas-forming organism, Klebsiella pneumoniae.

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Main Authors:	Youssef S. Tanagho, Jonathan M. Mobley, Brian M. Benway, Alana C. Desai
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/730549

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spelling	doaj-c57c305c62b34d458a191f00dcd125842020-11-25T00:21:40ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/730549730549Gas-Producing Renal Infection Presenting as Pneumaturia: A Case ReportYoussef S. Tanagho0Jonathan M. Mobley1Brian M. Benway2Alana C. Desai3Division of Urologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 4960 Children's Place, Campus Box 8242, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USADivision of Urologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 4960 Children's Place, Campus Box 8242, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USADivision of Urologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 4960 Children's Place, Campus Box 8242, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USADivision of Urologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 4960 Children's Place, Campus Box 8242, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USAWe present a case of persistent pneumaturia of one-year duration in a fifty-five-year-old male with a history of spinal cord injury. The evaluation demonstrated gas throughout the collecting system attributable to a urinary tract infection with a gas-forming organism, Klebsiella pneumoniae.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/730549
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title_short	Gas-Producing Renal Infection Presenting as Pneumaturia: A Case Report
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description	We present a case of persistent pneumaturia of one-year duration in a fifty-five-year-old male with a history of spinal cord injury. The evaluation demonstrated gas throughout the collecting system attributable to a urinary tract infection with a gas-forming organism, Klebsiella pneumoniae.
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Gas-Producing Renal Infection Presenting as Pneumaturia: A Case Report

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