Fast Five Quiz: Are You Familiar With Urinary Tract Infections in Males?

Imaging and urologic intervention should be considered in the following patients:

• Patients with a history of kidney stones, especially struvite stones, are candidates for urosepsis.

• Patients with diabetes are susceptible to emphysematous pyelonephritis, and they may require immediate nephrectomy; persons with diabetes may also develop obstruction from necrotic renal papillae that are sloughed into the collecting system and obstruct the ureter.

• Patients with polycystic kidneys are prone to abscess formation.

• Patients with tuberculosis are prone to developing ureteral strictures, fungus balls, and stones.

Imaging in the emergency department is typically not necessary unless concomitant obstructive uropathy is suspected, as this is an emergent condition that requires prompt intervention.

For more on the workup of UTIs in males, read here.

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Cite this: Bradley Schwartz. Fast Five Quiz: Are You Familiar With Urinary Tract Infections in Males? - Medscape - May 02, 2016.