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Karyomegalic interstitial nephritis

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Karyomegalic interstitial nephritis is a singular type of progressive chronic interstitial nephritis. The pathogenesis of this disease is unknown. The present study reported the case of a 22-year-old man who presented with a long history of recurrent upper respiratory tract infection episodes secondary to bronchiectasis and with progressive renal failure. Renal biopsy revealed chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis and a surprisingly marked karyomegaly specifically of the tubular epithelium.

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  1. Department of pathology, UHC of IBN RUSCHD, Casablanca, Morocco

    N. Bennani Guebessi & M. Karkouri

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Bennani Guebessi, N., Karkouri, M. Karyomegalic interstitial nephritis. CEN Case Rep 5, 23–25 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13730-015-0183-0

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