There are many types and causes of head injury, but, by far, the most common are concussions related to motor vehicle accidents and contact sports. Concussion comes from the Latin âConcutereâ, which means to shake violently.
Noun. 1. pyelonephritis-inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection. urinary tract infection-any infection of any of the organs of the urinary tract. acute pyelonephritis-pyelonephritis resulting from the spread of a bladder infection.
Causes and symptoms. The most common cause of pyelonephritis is the backward flow (reflux) of infected urine from the bladder to the upper urinary tract. Bacterial infections also may be carried to one or both kidneys through the bloodstream or lymph glands from infection that began in the bladder.