Complications of Pyelonephritis

Complications list for Pyelonephritis:

The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Pyelonephritis includes:

• Chronic pyelonephritis
• Kidney scarring (see Kidney symptoms)
• Permanent kidney damage (see Kidney symptoms)
• Kidney disease
• Kidney failure (type of Kidney disease)
• Septicemia

See also the symptoms of Pyelonephritis and Pyelonephritis: Introduction.

Complications of Pyelonephritis:

An untreated or recurrent kidney infection can lead to chronic pyelonephritis, scarring of the kidneys, and permanent kidney damage. (Source: excerpt from Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection) in Adults: NIDDK)

Pyelonephritis Symptoms: Book Excerpts

• Signs and symptoms - Acute pyelonephritis
• Signs and symptoms - Kidney cancer
• Signs and symptoms - Medullary sponge kidney
• Signs and symptoms - Polycystic kidney disease
• Signs and symptoms - Pyelonephritis, acute
• Signs and symptoms - Kidney cancer
• Signs and symptoms - Polycystic kidney disease
• Pyelonephritis - signs & symptoms - Pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritis as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Pyelonephritis as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Pyelonephritis.

About complications:

Complications of Pyelonephritis are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Pyelonephritis. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Pyelonephritis and complications of Pyelonephritis is unclear or arbitrary.

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