What is pyelonephritis

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With the continuous improvement of living standards, a variety of diseases also continue to appear enthusiastically, however, for some diseases we are not very familiar with, then, what is pyelonephritis

What is pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritis is a common disease of urinary tract infection. Inflammation of renal pelvis, calyces and parenchyma directly caused by pathogenic bacteria infection. Urinary tract infection includes upper urinary tract infection (pyelonephritis) and lower urinary tract infection (urethritis, cystitis), the latter can exist alone, and pyelonephritis is generally accompanied by lower urinary tract infection.

Pyelonephritis is divided into acute pyelonephritis and chronic pyelonephritis. The former can be found out by routine examination, such as urine frequency, bacterial purulence, back leucocyte and so on. The latter symptoms are generally mild,

The most important thing in the treatment of pyelonephritis is to choose effective antibiotics. In general, most patients with acute pyelonephritis can be cured quickly, while it is relatively difficult for chronic patients to be cured.

matters needing attention

Pyelonephritis is a serious threat to everyone's body and spirit, so it is suggested that we should do a good job in the prevention of pyelonephritis in our daily life. At the same time, if it occurs, we should go to the hospital for treatment in time