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[Renal inflammatory pseudotumor manifesting as a prolonged fever]
O Epaulard1, M Fabre, R Barnoud
1Service de médecine interne, pavillon D.-Villars, centre hospitalier universitaire de Grenoble, France.
Introduction:
Inflammatory pseudo-tumors (IPT) are benign neoplasms associated with local or general manifestations. Renal localization seems exceptional, and no case of fever of unknown origin caused by renal inflammatory pseudo-tumors have been reported.
Exegesis:
The authors report the case of a man presenting fever of unknown origin and inflammatory syndrome. Computerized tomography showed a renal mass. Nephrectomy was performed, and renal inflammatory pseudo-tumor was diagnosed. After surgical exeresis, the clinical and biological abnormalities vanished.
Conclusion:
This rare diagnosis must be considered in these situations. The outcome is excellent.