HIGHLIGHTS
- who: L. Ferreira et al. from the (UNIVERSITY) have published the paper: Case Report Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Associated with Hepatic Dysfunction in Pregnancy, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
- what: The authors report a case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a 32-week pregnant woman associated with hepatic dysfunction.
SUMMARY
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) was first described in 1916 by Schlagenhauer and it is still a rare and serious condition today. This type of pyelonephritis is usually a unilateral and diffuse process, characterised by the replacement of normal renal parenchyma with foamy macrophages. The exact etiology . . .
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