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Renal tuberculosis

MedGen UID:
21728
•Concept ID:
C0041328
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Renal Tuberculoses; Renal Tuberculosis; Tuberculoses, Renal; Tuberculosis, Renal
SNOMED CT: TB - Renal tuberculosis (44323002); Tuberculous nephropathy (44323002); Tuberculous pyelonephritis (44323002); Tuberculosis of kidney (44323002); Renal tuberculosis (44323002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005938

Definition

Infection of the kidney due to mycobacteria. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRenal tuberculosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Presentation, management and outcomes of pediatric urogenital tuberculosis: 20 years' experience from a tertiary center.
Shekar P A, Patel H, Dumra A, Reddy D, Shivakumar KS, Satish Kumar P
J Pediatr Urol 2021 Aug;17(4):546.e1-546.e8. Epub 2021 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.04.002. PMID: 33931319
Management of pyelonephritis and upper urinary tract infections.
Roberts JA
Urol Clin North Am 1999 Nov;26(4):753-63. doi: 10.1016/s0094-0143(05)70216-0. PMID: 10584616
The treatment of renal tuberculosis.
Carr DT
Med Clin North Am 1966 Jul;50(4):1137-9. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)33158-3. PMID: 5327777

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Renal Cystic Mass.
Xia Q, Yuan X, Huang M, Zhou X, Zhou Z
Curr Med Imaging 2022;18(3):292-298. doi: 10.2174/1573405617666210719141831. PMID: 34825641
Extrapulmonary involvement in pediatric tuberculosis.
Kritsaneepaiboon S, Andres MM, Tatco VR, Lim CCQ, Concepcion NDP
Pediatr Radiol 2017 Sep;47(10):1249-1259. Epub 2017 Aug 29 doi: 10.1007/s00247-017-3867-0. PMID: 29052770
Isolated Renal Mucormycosis.
Sriranga R, Pawar S, Khot W, Nischal N, Soneja M, Venkatesh HA, Nair RR, Kanna R, Sharma MC, Sharma SK
J Assoc Physicians India 2017 Apr;65(4):77-81. PMID: 28527169
Renal manifestations in children co-infected with HIV and disseminated tuberculosis.
Nourse PJ, Cotton MF, Bates WD
Pediatr Nephrol 2010 Sep;25(9):1759-63. Epub 2010 Apr 27 doi: 10.1007/s00467-010-1520-3. PMID: 20422226
Tuberculosis and the kidney.
Eastwood JB, Corbishley CM, Grange JM
J Am Soc Nephrol 2001 Jun;12(6):1307-1314. doi: 10.1681/ASN.V1261307. PMID: 11373356

Diagnosis

Renal and Urinary Tuberculosis.
Suzuki J, Morisawa Y
Intern Med 2022 May 1;61(9):1471. Epub 2021 Oct 19 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8158-21. PMID: 34670893Free PMC Article
Challenges and perspectives in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
Norbis L, Alagna R, Tortoli E, Codecasa LR, Migliori GB, Cirillo DM
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2014 May;12(5):633-47. Epub 2014 Mar 20 doi: 10.1586/14787210.2014.899900. PMID: 24717112
Renal tuberculosis.
Carrillo-Esper R, Moreno-Castañeda L, Hernández-Cruz AE, Aguilar-Zapata DA
Cir Cir 2010 Sep-Oct;78(5):442-7. PMID: 21219817
Renal tuberculosis.
Becker JA
Urol Radiol 1988;10(1):25-30. doi: 10.1007/BF02926530. PMID: 3043873
Granulomatous nephritis.
Cohen MS
Urol Clin North Am 1986 Nov;13(4):647-59. PMID: 3535207

Therapy

Renal Tuberculosis: The Masquerader.
Supriyadi R, Darmawan G, Pranggono EH
Acta Med Indones 2019 Oct;51(4):353-355. PMID: 32041921
Tuberculosis treatment failure in AIDS: vengeance with renal and ocular manifestations.
Saeed MA, Lodhi HT, Inayat F, Walters S, Corpuz M
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Aug 31;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225955. PMID: 30171156Free PMC Article
Renal manifestations in children co-infected with HIV and disseminated tuberculosis.
Nourse PJ, Cotton MF, Bates WD
Pediatr Nephrol 2010 Sep;25(9):1759-63. Epub 2010 Apr 27 doi: 10.1007/s00467-010-1520-3. PMID: 20422226
Tuberculosis in renal transplant units.
Drobniewski FA, Ferguson J
Nephrol Dial Transplant 1996 May;11(5):768-70. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.ndt.a027395. PMID: 8671891
Tuberculosis.
Kendig EL Jr
Pediatr Clin North Am 1968 Feb;15(1):213-25. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)32100-9. PMID: 4866903

Prognosis

Application of Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound and Bosniak Classification to the Diagnosis of Cystic Renal Masses.
Huang MF, Zhang Z, Xia QQ, Zhou XL, Yuan XC, Zhou ZY
Curr Med Imaging 2022;18(14):1470-1478. doi: 10.2174/1573405618666220509120959. PMID: 35579142
Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Renal Cystic Mass.
Xia Q, Yuan X, Huang M, Zhou X, Zhou Z
Curr Med Imaging 2022;18(3):292-298. doi: 10.2174/1573405617666210719141831. PMID: 34825641
Tuberculosis treatment failure in AIDS: vengeance with renal and ocular manifestations.
Saeed MA, Lodhi HT, Inayat F, Walters S, Corpuz M
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Aug 31;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225955. PMID: 30171156Free PMC Article
Renal tuberculosis in the modern era.
Daher Ede F, da Silva GB Jr, Barros EJ
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2013 Jan;88(1):54-64. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2013.12-0413. PMID: 23303798Free PMC Article
Hematuria in children.
Mota-Hernández F, Muñoz-Arizpe R, Lunar OR
Paediatrician 1979;8(5-6):270-86. PMID: 392403

Clinical prediction guides

Application of Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound and Bosniak Classification to the Diagnosis of Cystic Renal Masses.
Huang MF, Zhang Z, Xia QQ, Zhou XL, Yuan XC, Zhou ZY
Curr Med Imaging 2022;18(14):1470-1478. doi: 10.2174/1573405618666220509120959. PMID: 35579142
Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Renal Cystic Mass.
Xia Q, Yuan X, Huang M, Zhou X, Zhou Z
Curr Med Imaging 2022;18(3):292-298. doi: 10.2174/1573405617666210719141831. PMID: 34825641
Comparison of the CapitalBio™Mycobacterium RT-PCR detection test and Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of renal tuberculosis.
Liu P, Wang Y, Hao S, Qin Y
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2021 Mar;40(3):559-563. Epub 2020 Sep 29 doi: 10.1007/s10096-020-04052-x. PMID: 32990820
Imaging of renal tuberculosis in eastern Taiwan: correlation with clinical course and different communities.
Leung TK, Lu CT, Ling CM, Lee CC, Chang PN, Lee SK, Yen PS, Chou SB
Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2003 Jun;19(6):271-7. doi: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70473-5. PMID: 12873035
Renal tuberculosis.
Becker JA
Urol Radiol 1988;10(1):25-30. doi: 10.1007/BF02926530. PMID: 3043873

Recent systematic reviews

Topical instillation of BCG immunotherapy for biopsy-proven primary upper urinary tract carcinoma in situ: A single institution series and systematic review.
Fontanet S, Gallioli A, Baboudjian M, Huguet J, Territo A, Gaya JM, Gavrilov P, Izquierdo P, Verri P, Algaba F, Palou J, Breda A
Urol Oncol 2023 Jun;41(6):274-283. Epub 2022 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2022.11.001. PMID: 36526527
Stage 5-CKD under nephrology care: to dialyze or not to dialyze, that is the question.
Pacilio M, Minutolo R, Garofalo C, Liberti ME, Conte G, De Nicola L
J Nephrol 2016 Apr;29(2):153-161. Epub 2015 Nov 19 doi: 10.1007/s40620-015-0243-8. PMID: 26584810

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