xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
MONDO:0007022Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Chronic, destructive infection of the kidney characterized by lipid-laden macrophages in the setting of obstruction secondary to infected renal stones, most commonly caused by Proteus or Escherichia coli.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0007022), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of