Chronic Pyelonephritis at Autopsy
Authors: L R Freedman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Article1 April 1967Chronic Pyelonephritis at AutopsyLAWRENCE R. FREEDMAN, M.D.LAWRENCE R. FREEDMAN, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-4-697 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAbout 6 years ago, an analysis of the frequency with which chronic pyelonephritis*was diagnosed at autopsy showed that males were affected about as frequently as females (2). These data were difficult to explain in view of the marked preponderance of clinical urinary infections in women. A subsequent study was conducted on an autopsy sample from a defined population in Japan. The rates of urinary infection were determined in the clinic and compared with the diagnosis of chronic pyelonephritis at autopsy. Once again, the frequency with which the diagnosis of chronic pyelonephritis was made in males exceeded that anticipated from...References1. 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MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New Haven, ConnecticutFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.This study was supported by career development award 6K3-HD-22,587, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and by research grant 4767, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Lawrence R. Freedman, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., New Haven, Conn. 06510.*Renal changes resulting from bacterial infection of the kidney (1).†The author is indebted to Dr. Averill Liebow for permission to examine the autopsy records and microscopic slides and to reproduce photographs of gross material. 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