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Renal medullary necrosis in infants and children

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Two cases of renal medullary necrosis in young infants demonstrated on excretory urography are reported. 24 cases of renal medullary necrosis in children recognised at autopsy at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children between 1953 and 1977 are reviewed. Radiologists should be aware and in search of this entity in all children with history of kidney hypoxia.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, 2050, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

    K. Kozlowski

  2. Institute of Pathology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

    R. W. Brown

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Kozlowski, K., Brown, R.W. Renal medullary necrosis in infants and children. Pediatr Radiol 7, 85–89 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00975676

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