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What Is It?
Pyelonephritis is a kidney infection usually caused by bacteria that have traveled to the kidney from an infection in the bladder.
Women have more bladder infections (also called urinary tract infections) than men because the distance to the bladder from skin, where bacteria normally live, is quite short and direct. However, the infection usually remains in the bladder.
A woman is more likely to develop pyelonephritis when she is pregnant. Pyelonephritis and other forms of urinary...
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Pyelonephritis
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Pyelonephritis is a serious bacterial infection of the kidney that can be acute or chronic.One of the most common renal diseases, acute... Read more »
Kidney infection (pyelonephritis)
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Pyelonephritis is an infection of the kidney and the ureters, the ducts that carry urine away from the kidney. Alternative Names ... Read more »
Dysuria
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What Is It? Dysuria is the medical term for pain or discomfort when urinating. Often described as a burning sensation, dysuria most commonly is... Read more »
Urinary Tract Infection in Women
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What Is It? A urinary tract infection is an infection involving the organs that produce urine and carry it out of the body. These structures include... Read more »
Urinary Tract Infection in Men
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What Is It? Urinary tract infections involve the structures that produce urine and carry it out of the body. These structures include the kidneys,... Read more »
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