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==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
* Most people with pyelonephritis do not have complications if appropriately treated with bacteria-fighting medications called antibiotics. | * Most people with pyelonephritis do not have complications if appropriately treated with bacteria-fighting medications called antibiotics. | ||
* In rare cases, pyelonephritis may cause permanent kidney scars, which can lead to [[chronic kidney disease]], high blood pressure, and [[kidney failure]]. These problems usually occur in people with a structural problem in the urinary tract, kidney disease from other causes, or repeated episodes of pyelonephritis. | * In rare cases, pyelonephritis may cause permanent kidney scars, which can lead to [[chronic kidney disease]], high blood pressure, and [[kidney failure]]. These problems usually occur in people with a structural problem in the urinary tract, kidney disease from other causes, or repeated episodes of pyelonephritis. | ||
* Infection in the kidneys may spread to the bloodstream—a serious condition called [[sepsis]]—though this is also uncommon. | * Infection in the kidneys may spread to the bloodstream—a serious condition called [[sepsis]]—though this is also uncommon. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Complications
- Most people with pyelonephritis do not have complications if appropriately treated with bacteria-fighting medications called antibiotics.
- In rare cases, pyelonephritis may cause permanent kidney scars, which can lead to chronic kidney disease, high blood pressure, and kidney failure. These problems usually occur in people with a structural problem in the urinary tract, kidney disease from other causes, or repeated episodes of pyelonephritis.
- Infection in the kidneys may spread to the bloodstream—a serious condition called sepsis—though this is also uncommon.