Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis in an Infant.
10.4111/kju.2006.47.12.1367
- Author:
Ha Na LEE
1
;
Kyu Hyun KIM
;
In Wook RYU
;
Min Cheol HAN
;
Woo Sik CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. woochung@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis;
Infant
- MeSH:
Child;
Female;
Humans;
Infant*;
Kidney;
Macrophages;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Nephrectomy;
Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous*;
Urography;
Wilms Tumor
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2006;47(12):1367-1370
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is an uncommon, severe, chronic infection of the kidney, which results in the normal renal parenchyma being replaced by characteristic lipid-laden macrophages (foam cells). It can occur at any age, but is extremely rare in children. Herein, the case of a 6-month-3-week-old girl with XGP, pre-operatively diagnosed with a Wilms' tumor, is reported. This is the youngest age of any patient with such a condition reported in the Korean literatures. Excretory urography, abdominal sonogram, computed tomogram and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a right renal round mass, without any calcifications. Her pathological findings after a radical nephrectomy revealed XGP.
