Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis presenting with thrombocytopenia and renal mass

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare event in children without any predisposing factor like calculi, obstruction or vesicoureteral reflux. In this case we report a four-year-old girl who presented with a renal mass, hematuria, flank pain, anemia and thrombocytopenia-these signs and sym...

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Main Authors: Majid Malaki, Masood Jamshidi, Farzad Ilkhchooyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Urology Annals
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Online Access:http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2012;volume=4;issue=1;spage=51;epage=54;aulast=Malaki