Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in childhood Report of three cases and a review of the literature

Fahr, K.; Oppermann, Hans; Schärer, K; Greinacher, I

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“…Our patient had the fever and pyuria, but did not have a clinically detectable abdominal mass. Escherichia coli or proteus vulgaris are the organisms usually cultured from the urine, although staphylococcus aureus has been found in some cases [3]. An unusual feature of our patient was the occult nature of the renal disease, masked by the concomitant osteomyelitis until discovered serendipitously on a bone scan.…”

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Serendipitous diagnosis of childhood xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a child with osteomyelitis

Macpherson

Leithiser

1987

Pediatr Radiol

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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP), a rare chronic renal infection in children, usually presents as high fever, pyuria and an abdominal mass. This child with clinical and radiologic evidence of osteomyelitis was not suspected of renal disease until a non-functioning kidney was discovered during a bone scan. The pathologic proven diagnosis of XGP could have been made by correlative imaging using renal ultrasound, a renal scan and a gallium scan. Computed tomography and voiding cystourethrography provided additional information as to the nature and extent of the disease process.

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“…There have been increasing numbers of reports of a rare childhood form that differs in many respects from its adult counterpart [2][3][4]. In both types, there is no single test by which one can establish a definitive preoperative diagnosis [5].…”

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Serendipitous diagnosis of childhood xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a child with osteomyelitis

Macpherson

Leithiser

1987

Pediatr Radiol

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“…The first case in childhood was described in 1963 by Avent and Friedenberg. 2 It is now becoming increasingly recognised in the paediatric population.…”

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“…The histological findings of large lipid‐laden, or so‐called ‘foamy’, macrophages in the renal parenchyma are typical. The first case in childhood was described in 1963 by Avent and Friedenberg 2 . It is now becoming increasingly recognised in the paediatric population.…”

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Paediatric Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis

Goodman

McHugh

Lindsell

1998

Int J Clinical Practice

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SUMMARYXanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a well recognised but rare type of chronic pyelonephritis classically occurring in middle‐aged women. It is increasingly being recognised in children in whom it can be mistaken for Wilms' tumour. Awareness of the possibility of this condition occurring in children may allow early recognition and possible treatment. Two cases of XGP in children are described and the literature reviewed.

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