PYELON
,Definition -
It is Bacterial infection of the renal pelvis, tubules and in
Pathophysiology and etiology -
•Infection usually ascends from the urethra
most bacterial causes eg Ecoli
•Haematogenous spread is rare eg Staph
aureus urin
, Pyelonephritis may be acute or chronic
Pathology
•Kidneys enlarge
•Interstitial infiltration of inflammatory cells
•Abscesses on the capsule and at
corticomedullary junction
•Result in destruction of tubules and the
glomeruli
•When chronic, kidneys become scarred,
,Definition -
It is Bacterial infection of the renal pelvis, tubules and in
Pathophysiology and etiology -
•Infection usually ascends from the urethra
most bacterial causes eg Ecoli
•Haematogenous spread is rare eg Staph
aureus urin
, Pyelonephritis may be acute or chronic
Pathology
•Kidneys enlarge
•Interstitial infiltration of inflammatory cells
•Abscesses on the capsule and at
corticomedullary junction
•Result in destruction of tubules and the
glomeruli
•When chronic, kidneys become scarred,
