Renal papillary necrosis

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• Causes

  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
  • Sickle cell anaemia
  • Analgesic nephropathy

• Effects

  • Polyuric renal failure
  • Haematuria
  • Filling defect
  • Moth eaten calyx
  • Sterile pyuria

• Parents

  • Necrosis
  • Renal pathology