All issues > Volume 34(11); 1991

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1991;34(11):1612-1617. Published online November 30, 1991.

A case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis misdiagnosed as Wilms' tumor.

Hyung Shim Chang¹, Hyung Doo Lee¹, Young Ho Lee¹, Woo Taek Kim¹, An Hong Choi¹, Jin Han Yoon², Jin Sook Jeong³

¹Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea
²Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea
³Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea

Received: June 11, 1991;  Accepted: July 20, 1991.

Abstract

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is an uncommon form of pyelonephritis that is usually seen in middle-aged women and is much rarer in children. We report a case of focal xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a 3-month-old boy, which misdiagnosed as Wilms’ tumor and successfully treated with total nephrectomy and long-term antibiotic therapy.

Keywords :Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis;Wilms' tumor