Renal Parenchymal Malakoplakia with Acute Interstitial Nephritis Presented with Acute Kidney Injury.
10.12771/emj.2015.38.1.36
- Author:
In Mee HAN
1
;
Youn Kyung KEE
;
Eunyoung LEE
;
Choong Kun LEE
;
Seung Gyu HAN
;
Su Jin HEO
;
Tae Hyun YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. YOOSY0316@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Interstitial nephritis;
Acute kidney injury
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury*;
Aged, 80 and over;
Autoimmune Diseases;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Malacoplakia*;
Nephritis, Interstitial*;
Ureter;
Urinary Bladder
- From:The Ewha Medical Journal
2015;38(1):36-41
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Malakoplakia is an uncommon chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease which is associated with immunocompromised conditions such as malignancy, autoimmune disease, chronic alcohol intake, poorly controlled diabetes and long-term steroid use. Malakoplakia can occur at various sites, most commonly in the genitourinary tract including urinary bladder and the ureter. Renal parenchymal involvement is relatively uncommon, accounting for 15% of all malakoplakia. A few cases of renal malakoplakia have been reported in Korea, and only one case was accompanied by acute kidney injury. Here we report an 80-year-old female patient with renal parenchymal malakoplakia and acute interstitial nephritis presented as acute kidney injury with literature review.
