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Chronic pyelonephritis

Chronic pyelonephritis

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Is a type of:

Kidney infection • Infection

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

Body locations

Lower abdomen, Upper abdomen

Symptoms

Fever
Malaise
Fatigue
Nausea
Back pain
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Chronic pyelonephritis

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Chronic pyelonephritis

Surgery

Nephrectomy
3.1
7 reviews

Other treatments

Supportive care

Tests

Complete blood count
Basic metabolic panel
Urine culture
Kidney function tests
Urinalysis

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