| A Case of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis in Child |
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Sa-Young Kim, Byung-Mun Lee, Soo-Young Kim, Hee-Joo Jeon, Chan-Yung Kim |
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Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University, College of Medicine, Pusan, Korea |
| 소아 황색 육아종성 신우신염 (Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis) 1례 |
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김사영, 이병문, 김수영, 전희주, 김찬영 |
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부산대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, and uncommon chronic inflammatory renal disorder of middle-aged women, is rarely seen in childhood. A 10 year-old boy with focal type of this disease in upper and lower pole was experienced. Patient had a intermittent fever and right flank pain without palpable mass. The blood analysis only revealed ESR increase but no anemia, no leukocytosis. There nothing abnormal. An intravenous pyelogram, ultrasonogram, abdominal CT and selective renal gross finding and frozen section strongly showed xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis and diagnosis was made on histological examination. After nephrectomy, there had been no evidence of disease recurrence during 2 years follow-up peiod. |
| Key Words:
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis |
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