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Papillary necrosis and medullary sponge kidney in a patient with hemoglobin SC
Y Ataiipour1, M Laville, F Combarnous
1Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Université Claude-Bernard, Lyon, France.
American Journal of Nephrology
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
A 22-year-old woman with hemoglobin SC who was hematologically asymptomatic, developed gross hematuria associated with urinary tract infection, without any urological antecedents. Investigations revealed a unilateral hematuria due to papillary necrosis on the left kidney. Medullary sponge kidney was also discovered by radiologic investigations. Papillary cysts could play a role in the occurrence of papillary necrosis.