Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in infancy and childhood. Report of two cases
Bertolotti, A.; Ronfani, F.; Steiner, A.; Drut, R.
Anales Espanoles de Pediatria 33(6): 563-565
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0302-4342 PMID: 2078000 Document Number: 357320
We are reporting 2 cases of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in boys of 7 and 2 year-old. The inflammatory lesion had extended to perirenal tissues and appeared as a lumbar abscess in case 1. The kidneys affected were diffusely compromised by the lesion. Both cases showed Proteus mirabilis after microbiologic cultures. Definitive diagnosis was done by pathology examination. Nephrectomy was curative.