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Renal tuberculosis

Case contributed by Itziar Oronoz Mitxelena
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Nonspecific abdominal pain focused on epigastrium. Incidental finding.

Patient Data

Age: 80 years
Gender: Female

Abdomen

x-ray

Amorphous calcifications in the area of the right kidney. Also known as "putty kidney" or "mastic kidney".

Right renal

ultrasound

Large irregular and shadowing mass in right renal fossa.

Abdomen

ct

Small right kidney with dystrophic calcifications.

Case Discussion

Amorphous or dystrophic renal calcifications ("putty kidney") is associated with end-phase renal tuberculosis.

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