Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis report of a case in a 5 year old boy

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis report of a case in a 5 year old boy

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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is an unusual type of the kidney infection which is characterized by infiltration of mononuclear inflammatory cells and lipid laden macrophages ( foam cells).It is manifested by a firm, lobulated and LEGO Harry Potter yellowish kidney mass which is difficult to differentiate from renal cell carcinoma grossly.Six out of 1000 cases of cryonic pyelonephritis which are treated surgically , are turned out to be diagnosed as a xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis.The number of diagnosed cases are increasing in recent years.

This may be due to improvement in radiological diagnostic methods and characteristic clinical manifestation.In the study, we report a case of xanthogranulomatous Deodorants pyelonephritis in a 5 year old boy with a kidney mass, recurrent urinary tract infection and nonfunctional kidney which is diagnosed clinically and confirmed histopathologically.