noun
- Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney, typically caused by bacterial infection.
Usage: medical term; often occurs as part of pyelonephritis (infection of the kidney and its pelvis)
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with pyelitis after presenting with fever and flank pain.
- Pyelitis can develop when a urinary tract infection spreads to the kidney.
- Antibiotics are typically prescribed to treat bacterial pyelitis.
- The doctor ordered imaging tests to confirm the diagnosis of pyelitis.
- Untreated pyelitis may progress to more severe kidney infection.