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Case Reports

An Uncommon Cause of Postpartum Renal Failure—Bilateral Emphysematous Pyelonephritis

Naresh Kumar Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Narinder Pal Singh Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Amit Mittal Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Anna T. Valson Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Harmanjeet Singh Hira Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
Pages 171-174 | Received 27 Oct 2008, Accepted 27 Oct 2008, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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