Abstract:The diagnosis of renal cortical abscess can be missed as the condition is frequently associated with blood and urine culture negativity. Moreover, imaging by ultrasonography in the early stages of the disease may miss small or developing abscesses and carbuncles. Renal abscesses being more common in the immunosuppressed, the condition may be overlooked in the immunocompetent. We report a case of bilateral renal cortical abscesses in an immunocompetent individual who presented to us with Pyrexia of Unknown Orig… Show more
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