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Solitary Renal Calix
Margaret D. Bischel, MD;
William C. Blustein, MD;
Nicholas C. Kinnas, MD;
Jonas Valaitis, MD;
Marc Rubenstein, MD
JAMA. 1978;240(22):2467-2468.
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ALTHOUGH many mammalian kidneys have a solitary calix or unipapillary kidney, to the best of our knowledge, only one such example in the human has been reported.1 We report a second case.
Report of a Case
Proteinuria was first detected in our patient (a 26-year-old woman) at the age of 11 years. Urinary protein determinations ranged from trace to 2+. Her blood pressure (BP) was 130/84 mm Hg. No additional records were available until age 23 years, when she was admitted for acute gastroenteritis. At that time, the serum albumin level was 2.1 g/dl, with an otherwise normal serum protein electrophoresis level. A serum antinuclear antibody titer was undetectable. Urine culture and sensitivity showed no growth. Urine protein was 3+ to 4+ on five determinations. The urine sediment level was normal, and the creatinine clearance was 67 ml/min.
Three years later, the results of a routine examination disclosed mild
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Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Medicine (Drs Bischel and Blustein), Radiology (Dr Kinnas), and Pathology (Dr Valaitis), and the Section of Urology (Dr Rubenstein), Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, III, and the Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago.
Footnotes
Reprint requests to Nephrology Section, Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 60068 (Dr Bischel).
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