Tuberculosis of the renal artery.
A young female who underwent nephrectomy for renovascular hypertension was diagnosed on histology to have tuberculosis of the renal artery. This was an isolated finding as there was no tuberculous infection elsewhere including tissues in the vicinity of the vessels. A survey of literature did not yield any reports of tuberculous renal arteritis, making this the first such case.
Madiwale
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Dept of Pathology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Bombay, Maharashtra.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000209:etiology; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000473:pathology; D014381:Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology