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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 19;2021(7):rjab306.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjab306. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Renal hydatidosis masquerading as xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: a new case report

Amine Hermi  1 , Yassine Ouanes  1 , Abdoulkader Tapsoba  2 , Alia Kassar Zehani  3 , Kays Chaker  3 , Mokhtar Bibi  1 , Kheireddine Mrad Daly  1 , Ahmed Sellami  1 , Sami Ben Rhouma  1 , Yassine Nouira  1
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Renal hydatidosis masquerading as xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: a new case report

Amine Hermi et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Human hydatid disease is still endemic in pastoral and rangeland areas, with temperate climate, mainly in the southern shore of the Mediterranean, particularly in the Maghreb countries. Renal localization is rare although it is the most frequent site of the urinary tract. Its clinical evolution remains silent for long time, and the diagnosis is often elusive for years. Renal hydatid cysts may pose a problem of differential diagnosis. Our case concerns a renal hydatidosis misdiagnosed as a xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, treated by total nephrectomy.

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Figure 1
Abdominal CT showing a right renal multilocular collection, measuring 67 mm (a) with calcifications (Blue arrow) and a right para renal collection measuring 50 mm (b).
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Renal parenchyma with inflammatory reaction containing hydatid membranes (×10). (b) Eosinophil hydatid membranes and laminated acellular layers (×40).
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