Author/Authors :
Nagaraju, Shankar Prasad University of Ottawa - Department of Nephrology, Canada , Gupta, Ankur University of Ottawa - Department of Nephrology, Canada , Mccormick, Brendan B. University of Ottawa - Department of Nephrology, Canada , Khandelwal, Ashish University of Ottawa - Department of Radiology, Canada
Abstract :
Emphysematous infection of the cysts in patients with polycystic kidney disease is very rare and seldom reported. We herein report a case of emphysematous polycystic infection in a 61-year-old male patient who was on peritoneal dialysis for end-stage renal disease caused by adult polycystic kidney disease.