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Volume 30, Number 10—October 2024
Research Letter

Fatal Renal Abscess Caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Subcapsular Hemorrhage, Japan

Yuichiro AtagiComments to Author , Yoshito Homma, Sadamu Yamashi, Ken Kikuchi, and Yoji Nagashima
Author affiliations: Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan (Y. Atagi, Y. Homma, S. Yamashi); Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (K. Kikuchi, Y. Nagashima)

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CT scans in a case of fatal renal abscess caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis and subcapsular hemorrhage, Japan. A) Contrast enhanced CT 3 days before patient admission shows a 3.5-cm large right renal mass, which was suspected to be renal carcinoma based on imaging findings. B) Contrast enhanced CT at admission. The patient was hospitalized for bleeding from the renal mass. C) Contrast enhanced CT 1 day after admission, showing a shrinking hematoma. CT, computed tomography.

Figure 1. CT scans in a case of fatal renal abscess caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis and subcapsular hemorrhage, Japan. A) Contrast enhanced CT 3 days before patient admission shows a 3.5-cm large right renal mass, which was suspected to be renal carcinoma based on imaging findings. B) Contrast enhanced CT at admission. The patient was hospitalized for bleeding from the renal mass. C) Contrast enhanced CT 1 day after admission, showing a shrinking hematoma. CT, computed tomography.

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