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renal TB

• "putty kidney": caseous necrosis with calcium deposition
  • Cf: medullary nephrocalcinosis
  • renal calcification

• hematogenous origin
• clinically unilateral in 75%

• findings:
  • papillary necrosis
  • infundibular stenosis
  • "autonephrectomy"

  • CXR abnormal in 50%

Related CHORUS documents: medullary nephrocalcinosis renal calcification papillary necrosis renal adenocarcinoma bilaterally small, smooth kidneys cortical nephrocalcinosis