TY - JOUR
T1 - Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in an infant
AU - Lee, Ha Na
AU - Kim, Kyu Hyun
AU - Ryu, In Wook
AU - Han, Min Cheol
AU - Chung, Woo Sik
PY - 2006/12
Y1 - 2006/12
N2 - 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 extremelv 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 tornograrn and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a right renal round mass, without any calcifications. Her pathological findings after a radical nephrectomy revealed XGP.
AB - 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 extremelv 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 tornograrn and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a right renal round mass, without any calcifications. Her pathological findings after a radical nephrectomy revealed XGP.
KW - Infant
KW - Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33847648363&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4111/kju.2006.47.12.1367
DO - 10.4111/kju.2006.47.12.1367
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33847648363
SN - 0494-4747
VL - 47
SP - 1367
EP - 1370
JO - Korean Journal of Urology
JF - Korean Journal of Urology
IS - 12
ER -