Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Associated with Hepatic Dysfunction in Pregnancy

Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Associated with Hepatic Dysfunction in Pregnancy

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare disease characterised by the replacement of normal renal parenchyma by foamy macrophages. The only treatment for this type of pyelonephritis is of a surgical nature with partial or total nephrectomy. The occurrence of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis du...

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Main Authors: L. Ferreira, C. Oliveira, C. Cruz, A. Pacheco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/936262
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spelling doaj-29aca26e98504b80b0b9e3e2f084f6252020-11-24T23:48:43ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922015-01-01201510.1155/2015/936262936262Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Associated with Hepatic Dysfunction in PregnancyL. Ferreira0C. Oliveira1C. Cruz2A. Pacheco3Maternal-Foetal Medicine Unit, Faro Hospital, Faro, PortugalMaternal-Foetal Medicine Unit, Faro Hospital, Faro, PortugalMaternal-Foetal Medicine Unit, Faro Hospital, Faro, PortugalMaternal-Foetal Medicine Unit, Faro Hospital, Faro, PortugalXanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare disease characterised by the replacement of normal renal parenchyma by foamy macrophages. The only treatment for this type of pyelonephritis is of a surgical nature with partial or total nephrectomy. The occurrence of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis during pregnancy is a rare event (with only 6 cases described in the literature). We report a case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a 32-week pregnant woman associated with hepatic dysfunction.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/936262
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author L. Ferreira
C. Oliveira
C. Cruz
A. Pacheco
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C. Oliveira
C. Cruz
A. Pacheco
Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Associated with Hepatic Dysfunction in Pregnancy
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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C. Oliveira
C. Cruz
A. Pacheco
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title Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Associated with Hepatic Dysfunction in Pregnancy
title_short Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Associated with Hepatic Dysfunction in Pregnancy
title_full Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Associated with Hepatic Dysfunction in Pregnancy
title_fullStr Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Associated with Hepatic Dysfunction in Pregnancy
title_full_unstemmed Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Associated with Hepatic Dysfunction in Pregnancy
title_sort xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis associated with hepatic dysfunction in pregnancy
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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2090-6692
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare disease characterised by the replacement of normal renal parenchyma by foamy macrophages. The only treatment for this type of pyelonephritis is of a surgical nature with partial or total nephrectomy. The occurrence of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis during pregnancy is a rare event (with only 6 cases described in the literature). We report a case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a 32-week pregnant woman associated with hepatic dysfunction.
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