Papillary necrosis and medullary sponge kidney in a patient with hemoglobin SC.
A 22-year-old woman with hemoglobin SC who was hematologically asymptomatic, developed gross hematuria associated with urinary tract infection, without any urological antecedents. Investigations revealed a unilateral hematuria due to papillary necrosis on the left kidney. Medullary sponge kidney was also discovered by radiologic investigations. Papillary cysts could play a role in the occurrence of papillary necrosis.
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Université Claude-Bernard, Lyon, France.
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Ataiipour
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Laville
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Combarnous
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David
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Zech
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006450:Hemoglobin SC Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007681:Kidney Papillary Necrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007691:Medullary Sponge Kidney / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography