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Kidney infections, the most common being one called pyelonephritis, can lead to death if untreated. Yes, the risk increases in a patient with only one kidney. For this reason, you should see a doctor immediately if you have pain while urinating, notice blood in the urine, or have recently developed flank pain.

These symptoms, especially with regard to the urine, are also indicative of a lower urinary tract infection (UTI), which is the most common cause of pyelonephritis. What happens most frequently is that the bacteria causing the UTI (usually E. coli) climbs its way up the urinary tract and infects the kidney, causing pyelonephriits.

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If you have no kidneys, you can't live unless you have dialysis. Kidney function, whether natural or artificial, is required for life.

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If it gets very bad it can.

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No not usually but can be deadly

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