1.Dihydroxyadenine crystal-induced nephropathy presenting with rapidly progressive renal failure.
Ritu VERMA ; Manickam NIRAIMATHI ; Pallavi PRASAD ; Vinita AGRAWAL
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice 2018;37(3):287-291
Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase enzyme deficiency is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder. It is a disease limited to the renal system and usually presents with urolithiasis. Herein, we report a young female with dihydroxyadenine (DHA) crystal-induced nephropathy presenting with rapidly progressive renal failure. DHA crystals can be easily diagnosed by their pathognomic color and shape in urine and biopsy specimens. A high index of clinical suspicion helps in the early diagnosis of this potentially treatable renal disease.
Adenine Phosphoribosyltransferase
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Biopsy
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Early Diagnosis
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Female
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Humans
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Renal Insufficiency*
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Urolithiasis
2.Isolated Testicular Metastasis from Prostate Cancer Detected on Ga-68 PSMA PET/CT Scan
Nitin GUPTA ; Sudip DEY ; Ritu VERMA ; Ethel S. BELHO
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2020;54(6):319-323
Although prostate cancer can metastasize to any part of the body, isolated testicular metastasis is very rare and only few cases have been reported so far. Here we present a case of 65-year-old male patient, known case of prostate adenocarcinoma, referred for 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT scan, post radiotherapy, and androgen deprivation therapy, for rising serum PSA levels. He was found to have an isolated testicular metastasis on the scan. This report highlights the importance of 68Ga-PSMA PET-CT scan in detecting these unusual and rare sites of metastasis from prostate cancer.