title: Pseudoneoplastic xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. A typical clinical presentation but unusual diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare disease that may mimic various renal lesions, especially renal tumors, in its focal form. We report a case of pseudoneoplastic xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a young woman. This case is unusual, because it was diagnosed by a percutaneous renal puncture and furthermore total renal recovery was achieved by antibiotic treatment alone.
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie et de transplantation, Centre hospitalier régional et universitaire, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mollier
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Descotes
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pasquier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coquillat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dalsoglio
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Rambeaud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015366:Pefloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011705:Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D015366:Pefloxacin