Pseudoneoplastic xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. A typical clinical presentation but unusual diagnosis and treatment.
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.
Mollier
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Service d'urologie et de transplantation, Centre hospitalier régional et universitaire, Grenoble, France.
Descotes
J L
JL
Pasquier
D
D
Coquillat
P
P
Michel
A
A
Dalsoglio
S
S
Rambeaud
J J
JJ
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
D015366:Pefloxacin