The case of a 23-year-old female treated with aggressive high-dose therapy for Burkitt's lymphoma is reported. A positron emission tomography and computed tomography scan after completion of chemotherapy revealed a residual hypermetabolic lesion in the right pelvic cavity. A pelvic magnetic resonance imaging scan showed circumferential wall thickening at the tip of the appendix. A laparoscopic ...

A 66-year-old woman presented with a nonhealing duodenal ulcer after undergoing Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy for 1 week and proton pump inhibitor treatment for 4 months. Repeat endoscopy showed the duodenal ulcer with a whitishmucous coating and somewhitish discharge over the bulb. The mucous coating retracted upward with breathing (●" Fig.1). Abdominal sonography revealed gallstones...

Nephrobronchial fistulas are a rare complication of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. We report the diagnosis of such a case together with its investigation, management and a review of current literature.

To cite: Begum T, Huq ME, Ahmed M. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016216025 DESCRIPTION A 48-year-old African-American woman was admitted to the hospital, because of weight loss and poor appetite for the past 3 months. The patient mentioned that she had nearly 30 lb of unintentional weight loss during this period. She had neither nausea, vomiting...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between clinical history and results of renal investigations in patients with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted on 63 cases presenting with histopathological diagnosis of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis between 1995 to 2002, at the department of Urology, Bolan Medical College and Sandeman Provincial Teachi...

BACKGROUND Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a severe, atypical form of chronic renal parenchymal infection accounting for 6/1000 surgically proved cases of chronic pyelonephritis. Its manifestations mimic those of neoplastic and other inflammatory renal parenchymal diseases and, consequently, it is often misdiagnosed preoperatively. AIM To examine the relation between clinical history an...

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare chronic kidney infection that can cause progressive decline in function and lead to removal or death. Symptoms of right flank pain due XGP, sometimes radiating the lower abdomen were difficult assess distinguish from urinary tract diseases alone accompanied by involvement other organs like appendicitis. We report fifty-year-old woman was referr...

Haematuria in an elderly patient is a common urological complaint. A patient is described in whom xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis presented as unilateral renal vein thrombosis. So far as the author is aware, this is the first report of such an association.