Pyonephrosis

Pyonephrosis Classification and external resources
ICD-10	N13.6
ICD-9	590.0, 590.1, 590.8
eMedicine	med/2851
MeSH	C12.777.419.570.643.790

Pyonephrosis (Greek pyon "pus" + nephros "kidney") is an infection of the renal collecting system. Pus collects in the renal pelvis and causes distension of the kidney.

It can cause kidney failure.^[1]

Contents 1 Treatment 2 Causes 3 See also 4 References

Treatment

This requires drainage, best performed by nephrostomy.

Causes

Pyonephrosis is sometimes a complication of renal stones, which can be a source of persisting infection. It may also occur spontaneously.

See also

• pyelonephritis
• nephrotic syndrome

References

v • d • e Urinary system - Pathology - Urologic disease (N00-N39, 580-599) Abdominal Kidney/ nephropathy Glomerulus Nephritis/ glomerulonephritis by structure: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis - Membranous glomerulonephritis/Membranous nephritis - IgA nephropathy/glomerulonephritis by disease: Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis - Lupus nephritis other: Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis - Nephritic syndrome Nephrosis/ noninflammatory Glomerulosclerosis (Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, Diabetic nephropathy/glomerulosclerosis) - Nephrotic syndrome (Minimal change disease) - Familial renal amyloidosis Tubulointerstitial/ Renal tubule Interstitial nephritis (Pyelonephritis, Danubian endemic familial nephropathy) Uropathy (Obstructive uropathy, Hydronephrosis, Pyonephrosis) Inborn errors of renal tubular transport (Renal tubular acidosis, Gitelman syndrome) Reflux nephropathy - Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus - Renal papillary necrosis - Analgesic nephropathy Acute tubular necrosis Both/either Renal failure Acute renal failure - Chronic renal failure Vascular Renal artery stenosis - Hypertensive nephropathy - Renovascular hypertension Other Renal osteodystrophy - Nephroptosis - Abderhalden-Kaufmann-Lignac syndrome Ureter Ureteritis - Ureterocele - Megaureter Pelvic Bladder Cystitis (Interstitial cystitis, Trigonitis) - Neurogenic bladder - Vesicointestinal fistula - Vesicoureteral reflux Urethra Urethritis (Non-gonococcal urethritis) - Urethral syndrome - Urethral stricture Other/general Urinary tract infection - Retroperitoneal fibrosis - Urolithiasis (Kidney stone, Renal colic) See also congenital, neoplasia, symptoms/signs

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