What is pyelonephritis?

Pyelonephritis is an infection of the kidney and the ureters, the ducts that carry urine away from the kidney.

How do members experience pyelonephritis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pyelonephritis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for pyelonephritis*

Who has pyelonephritis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 25
40s 23
50s 32
60s 19
70+ 13

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 15
Female 104