Liesegang rings in xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis : a case report

Liesegang rings are concentric noncellular lamellar structures, rarely seen in vivo, occurring as a consequence of the accumulation of insoluble products in a colloidalmatrix. These characteristic structures are a rare phenomenon usually found in association with cystic or inflammatory lesions and m...

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Autores: Pêgas, Karla Lais, Edelweiss, Maria Isabel Albano, Cambruzzi, Eduardo, Zettler, Claudio Galleano
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/148468
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/148468
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pielonefrite xantogranulomatosa
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Sumario:Liesegang rings are concentric noncellular lamellar structures, rarely seen in vivo, occurring as a consequence of the accumulation of insoluble products in a colloidalmatrix. These characteristic structures are a rare phenomenon usually found in association with cystic or inflammatory lesions and may be mistaken for parasites. The authors examined Liesegang rings from an inflammatory kidney lesion identified previously as a tumoral lesion on computerized tomography. On microscopic evaluation, Liesegang rings can be mistaken for eggs and larvae of parasites, psammoma bodies and calcification. Special stains like PAS, Grocott, von Kossa and Masson’s trichrome facilitate the diagnosis.