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An infant presenting with a non-functional kidney on dimercaptosuccinic acid scan: answer

Authors: Neamatollah Ataei, Abbas Madani, Seyed Taher Esfahani, Alireza Sina, Abdolmohammad Kajbafzadeh, Maryam Monajemzadeh, Fatemeh Ataei

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 2/2010

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Owing to complete deterioration of the right kidney’s function, seen on dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan, presence of severe hydronephrosis, and a large, enhanced, well-defined, hyperechoic mass with an inhomogeneous density in the lower pole of the right kidney, extending into the pelvis and proximal ureter, shown on the third renal ultrasound and computed tomography (CT), the initial differential diagnoses included: xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis [1‐3], malakoplakia [4‐6], inflammatory pseudotumour of the renal pelvis [7‐9], and fungal infection [10, 11]. …

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Title: An infant presenting with a non-functional kidney on dimercaptosuccinic acid scan: answer
Authors: Neamatollah Ataei
Abbas Madani
Seyed Taher Esfahani
Alireza Sina
Abdolmohammad Kajbafzadeh
Maryam Monajemzadeh
Fatemeh Ataei
Publication date: 01-02-2010
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-009-1210-1

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