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Case Reports
. 2011 Aug;4(4):246-7.
doi: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfr066. Epub 2011 Jun 3.

Polycythaemia treated with nephrectomy

Anne Daugaard Thuesen  1 , Gudrun Kjær Steffensen  1
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Case Reports

Polycythaemia treated with nephrectomy

Anne Daugaard Thuesen et al. NDT Plus. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

Unilateral renal cystic disease (URCD) is a rare, non-familial non-progressive renal disorder not associated with cysts in other organs in contrast to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Only 55 cases have been published in the world literature. Renal diseases are a well-recognized etiology of secondary erythrocytosis but not in URCD. We can present at case of URCD and secondary polycythaemia. Only one case with similar history has been reported, but in our case, the polycythaemia was confirmed by measuring the erythropoietin (EPO) level in the cyst fluid.

Keywords: polycythaemia; renal cyst; secondary unilateral renal cystic disease.

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Fig. 1.
Follow-up of the patient’s haemoglobin levels before and after nephrectomy of the right kidney. Haemoglobin is converted from mmol/L to g/dL by the formula: × mmol/L × 1.611 = × g/dL. Normal ranges for men are 8.0–11.0 mmol/L = 12.8–17.7 g/dL.
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