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Idiopathic Renal Papillary Necrosis

MedGen UID:
884419
•Concept ID:
C4054747
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Necrosis of the renal papillae, for which no underlying cause has been identified. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVIdiopathic Renal Papillary Necrosis

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Idiopathic pulmonary calcification and ossification in an elderly woman with a missed diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Odubanjo MO, Abdulkareem FB, Banjo A, Ekwere TE, Awelimobor DI
Ghana Med J 2013 Sep;47(3):153-6. PMID: 24391231Free PMC Article
Renal papillary necrosis in Kuwait.
Dahniya MH, Szmigielski W, Reddy CK, Hanna RM, Cherian MJ, Mattar MS, al-Marzouk NF
Trop Geogr Med 1992 Oct;44(4):331-7. PMID: 1295143

Diagnosis

Idiopathic pulmonary calcification and ossification in an elderly woman with a missed diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Odubanjo MO, Abdulkareem FB, Banjo A, Ekwere TE, Awelimobor DI
Ghana Med J 2013 Sep;47(3):153-6. PMID: 24391231Free PMC Article
Chronic interstitial nephritis: etiologic factors.
Murray T, Goldberg M
Ann Intern Med 1975 Apr;82(4):453-9. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-82-4-453. PMID: 1119762

Therapy

Renal papillary necrosis in Kuwait.
Dahniya MH, Szmigielski W, Reddy CK, Hanna RM, Cherian MJ, Mattar MS, al-Marzouk NF
Trop Geogr Med 1992 Oct;44(4):331-7. PMID: 1295143
Chronic interstitial nephritis: etiologic factors.
Murray T, Goldberg M
Ann Intern Med 1975 Apr;82(4):453-9. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-82-4-453. PMID: 1119762

Prognosis

Idiopathic pulmonary calcification and ossification in an elderly woman with a missed diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Odubanjo MO, Abdulkareem FB, Banjo A, Ekwere TE, Awelimobor DI
Ghana Med J 2013 Sep;47(3):153-6. PMID: 24391231Free PMC Article
Renal papillary necrosis in Kuwait.
Dahniya MH, Szmigielski W, Reddy CK, Hanna RM, Cherian MJ, Mattar MS, al-Marzouk NF
Trop Geogr Med 1992 Oct;44(4):331-7. PMID: 1295143

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