Pyelonephritis

Synonyms

Necrotizing Pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritides

Pyelonephritis, Acute Necrotizing

Inflammation of the KIDNEY involving the renal parenchyma (the NEPHRONS); KIDNEY PELVIS; and KIDNEY CALICES. It is characterized by ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; NAUSEA; VOMITING; and occasionally DIARRHEA.