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A tetraplegic patient with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is presented. The presence of an obstructing renal calculus, infection and non-visualisation on the excretory urogram were findings which are similar to others reported in the literature and suggest the diagnosis. Nephrectomy seems to be the treatment of choice because of the severe renal destruction associated with the infection.
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Nanninga, J., O'Conor, V. Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a tetraplegic patient. Spinal Cord 10, 157–160 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1972.26
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