PYELONEPHRITIS XANTHOGRANULOMATOUS

Course overview

XANTHOGRANULOMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS IS A RARE AND AGGRESSIVE VARIANT OF CHRONIC PYELONEPHRITIS. IT USUALLY OCCURS DUE TO CHRONIC NEPHROLITHIASIS AND INFECTION. THE DIAGNOSIS IS OFTEN CONFUSED WITH RENAL CELL CARCINOMA, AND A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCAN, AS WELL AS HISTOLOGY OF THE MASS, HELPS TO CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS. SINCE IT CAN INVOLVE ADJACENT STRUCTURES OR ORGANS, EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT WITH NEPHRECTOMY HAVE AN EXCELLENT PROGNOSIS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF XANTHOGRANULOMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.