Brewer infarcts

Brew·er in·farcts

(brū'ĕr), dark-red, wedge-shaped areas resembling infarcts, seen on section of a kidney in pyelonephritis.

Brewer infarcts

A term for wedge-shaped erythematous changes occasionally seen in pyelonephritis; named after George Emerson Brewer (1861–1939), an American surgeon. It is not used in the working medical parlance.

Brewer,

George E., U.S. surgeon, 1861-1939. Brewer infarcts - dark red, wedge-shaped areas resembling infarcts, seen on section of a kidney in pyelonephritis.Brewer operationBrewer speculumBrewer vaginal speculum