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Pseudoneoplastic xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. A typical clinical presentation but unusual diagnosis and
S Mollier1, J L Descotes, D Pasquier
1Service d'urologie et de transplantation, Centre hospitalier régional et universitaire, Grenoble, France.
European Urology
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare disease that may mimic various renal lesions, especially renal tumors, in its focal form. We report a case of pseudoneoplastic xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a young woman. This case is unusual, because it was diagnosed by a percutaneous renal puncture and furthermore total renal recovery was achieved by antibiotic treatment alone.