A Rare Case of Bilateral Renal Abscess from Staphylococcal Infection in a Young Healthy Patient

Atthaphong Phongphithakchai; Sirihatai Konwai; Siripen Kanchanasuwan; Keerati Hongsakul

doi:10.4103/ijn.ijn_178_22

A Rare Case of Bilateral Renal Abscess from Staphylococcal Infection in a Young Healthy Patient

Indian J Nephrol. 2023 Jul-Aug;33(4):304-306. doi: 10.4103/ijn.ijn_178_22. Epub 2023 Feb 20.

Authors

Atthaphong Phongphithakchai¹, Sirihatai Konwai¹, Siripen Kanchanasuwan², Keerati Hongsakul³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand.
³ Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand.

Abstract

Bilateral renal abscess is a rare infectious disease. Most patients have some risk factors for comorbidities, such as diabetes or an abnormal urinary tract, causing abscess formation. The incidence of the disease is infrequent in young healthy adults. Here, we report a case of a previously healthy non-diabetic young man who presented with abdominal pain with a high-grade fever. With clinically persistent abdominal pain, computerized tomography of the whole abdomen was done. The result showed bilateral renal abscess. The culture from the abscess reported Staphylococcus aureus. The patient's clinical abdominal pain and fever resolved after receiving antibiotics for 4 weeks.

Keywords: Bilateral renal abscess; computed tomography; healthy; percutaneous drainage.

Publication types

Case Reports