Bile Cast Nephropathy: A Pathologic Finding with Manifold Causes Displayed in an Adult with Alcoholic Steatohepatitis and in a Child with Wilson’s Disease

Bile cast nephropathy (BCN) is seen in patients who have acute kidney injury and severe hyperbilirubinemia due to a wide range of hepatobiliary system diseases. Findings seen by renal biopsy include acute tubular injury with necrotic and sloughed epithelial cells, yellow-green pigment within tubular...

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Main Authors: Jose Torrealba, Nathan T. Sweed, Daniel Burguete, Allen R. Hendricks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/493231