A G Umolu, R Venn, D Maxwell, Z Al Shiekh Ali, D C Howlett
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Abstract
Introduction: Hyperechoic renal cortex in a normal-sized kidney has a range of causes, some of which irreparably damage the kidney and should initiate further investigations.
Case report: We present a 72-year-old woman with longstanding bronchiectasis, noticed to have worsening renal function. Renal tract ultrasonography showed hyperechoic normal-sized kidneys. Renal biopsy confirmed amyloidosis.
Discussion: Imaging findings in renal amyloidosis tend to be non-specific and are not always present. However, ultrasonography findings of hyperechoic cortex in normal-sized kidneys should not be ignored.
Conclusion: Renal impairment from blood chemistry in addition to hyperechoic kidneys may be the key to diagnosing secondary amyloidosis in a patient with bronchiectasis, a rare association but important to recognise.
UltrasoundRADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING-
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Ultrasound is the official journal of the British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS), a multidisciplinary, charitable society comprising radiologists, obstetricians, sonographers, physicists and veterinarians amongst others.
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