Renal papillary necrosis

Renal papillary necrosis
Other namesRenal medullary necrosis
Frontal section through the kidney
SpecialtyUrology, nephrology 
SymptomsBack pain, cloudy urine
CausesDiabetic nephropathy, Kidney infection
Diagnostic methodBlood and urine test
TreatmentDepends on cause

Renal papillary necrosis is a form of nephropathy involving the necrosis of the renal papilla. Lesions that characterize renal papillary necrosis come from an impairment of the blood supply and from subsequent ischemic necrosis that is diffuse.

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