Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: Rare presentation of a rare disease

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: Rare presentation of a rare disease

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare chronic renal infection of unknown pathogenesis characterized by replacement of renal parenchyma by lipid filled macrophages frequently associated with an enlarged, non-functioning kidney and an obstructing calculus. We report a case of a 45 year old non...

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Main Authors: Saifullah Khalid, Sufian Zaheer, Samreen Zaheer, Ibne Ahmad, Mohd Khalid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-01-01
Series:South Asian Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
Chronic renal infection
nephrectomy
non-functioning kidney
xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
xanthoma cells
Online Access:http://journal.sajc.org/article.asp?issn=2278-330X;year=2013;volume=2;issue=1;spage=4;epage=4;aulast=Khalid

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