A 13-Month-Old With Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis With Features of Renal Malakoplakia

• Main Authors: Tova Appleson DO (Author), Asma Sharif MD (Author), Suman Setty MBBS PhD (Author), Dennis Liu MD (Author), Shihtien Wang MD (Author), Robert Kanard MD (Author), Kimberly Czech PhD MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is an uncommon chronic inflammatory renal disorder caused by chronic infection with gram-negative bacteria leading to destruction of the renal parenchyma and replacement with foamy lipid-laden macrophages. Renal malakoplakia is another rare form of chronic inflamma...