title: A case of putty kidney without pulmonary tuberculosis.
abstract: A 30-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of a dull ache in her left flank along with recent onset of hypertension. There was no history suggestive of tuberculosis and examination was unremarkable. X-ray showed dense opacity in left renal area. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed a non-enhancing and non-excretory left kidney suggesting autonephrectomy. When a 6 week course of antituberculous therapy (ATT) failed to alleviate her symptoms, surgical nephroureterectomy was performed which resulted in complete resolution of symptoms and well-controlled blood pressure without any medication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishant
authors.forename: Barun Kumar
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S Joseph
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Philipraj
authors.forename: Varun Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*