[Pyelonephritis xanthogranulomatous in childhood: case report and litterature review]
Tunisie Medicale [La]. 2009; 87 (8): 538-541
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ABSTRACT
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis [XGP] is a specific form of chronic inflammatory kidney disease rarely seen in children. The Symptoms are often vague and non-specific the aim of this paper is to return the particularities of imaging features in xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. insisting on differential diagnosis with renal tumors, especially in case of no renal stone or tract obstruction evidence, We report a case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a 2-year-old boy involving the lower renal pole which demonstrates the diagnostic difficulties encountered in this disease Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare condition in children and should be included in the differential diagnosis of a child presenting a renal mass
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Assunto principal:
Literatura de Revisão como Assunto
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Criança
Tipo de estudo:
Relato de Casos
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Tunisie Med.
Ano de publicação:
2009
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