Open AccessXanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis with colesional actinomycosis in a 63-year-old man
Author(s) -
Hanni V Gulwani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.152925
Subject(s) - xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis , medicine , actinomycosis , chronic pyelonephritis , granulomatous disease , kidney disease , pathology , dermatology , disease , kidney , nephrectomy
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is an uncommon chronic destructive granulomatous disease of the kidney. A rare case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis with extrarenal extension that had coexistence of renal actinomycosis is described in this article.