Acute Focal Bacterial Nephritis Can Lead to Unnecessary Invasive Procedures: A Report of Three Cases

作者：Sieger Nadine^*; Kyriazis Iason; Schaudinn Alexander; Kallidonis Panagiotis; Dietel Anja; Ganzer Roman; Liatsikos Evangelos N; Stolzenburg Jens Uwe

来源：Urologia Internationalis, 2017, 99(2): 245-248.

DOI：10.1159/000441955

• Acute focal bacterial nephritis
• Renal infection

Acute focal bacterial nephritis (AFBN) is a rarely diagnosed interstitial bacterial infection of the kidney. Due to the nonspecific clinical presentation of this entity, correct diagnosis can be challenging. In this work, we present three cases of AFBN aiming to stress the diversity of clinical presentation associated with the disease and the fact that patients with AFBN are at risk of undergoing unnecessary invasive procedures. The employment of invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on the management of AFBN should be limited, as the majority of patients respond well to conservative therapy.

• 出版日期2017