title: Renal actinomycosis.
abstract: Actinomycosis of the kidney is rare and less than 50 cases have been reported in the English literature. Reported presentations are pyelonephritis, renal abscesses or pyonephrosis. To date, one case of actinomycosis associated necrotising papillitis has been reported. We describe the second case of such a rare association of actinomycosis with papillary necrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Parimal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaiphei
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000382:microbiology; D007668:Kidney / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007679:Kidney Medulla / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007681:Kidney Papillary Necrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged