Table 1. Baseline characteristics and clinical presentation of patients with pyonephrosis (n= 60).
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 41 (68.33) |
| Female | 19 (31.66) |
| Age group (years) | |
| <50 | 19 (31.66) |
| >50 | 41 (68.33) |
| Underlying medical comorbidities | |
| Hypertension | 6 (10) |
| Diabetes | 18 (30) |
| Diabetes and hypertension | 5 (8.33) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 17 (28.33) |
| Overweight | 38 (63.33) |
| HIV* positive | 1 (1.66) |
| Affected side | |
| Right kidney | 25 (41.7) |
| Left kidney | 35 (58.3) |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Fever with flank pain | 24 (40) |
| Fever with dysuria | 6 (10) |
| Fever with pyuria | 7 (11.66) |
| Flank pain and dysuria | 5 (08.33) |
| Flank pain alone | 17 (28.33) |
| Sepsis with shock | 1 (1.66) |
| Laboratory abnormalities | |
| Anemia | 46 (76.66) |
| Leucocytosis | 49 (81.66) |
| Pyuria | 57 (95) |
| Azotemia | 21 (35) |
*
HIV: human immune deficiency virus; +HPF: high power field