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Renal medullary hyperechogenicity

MedGen UID:
1757337
Concept ID:
C5421631
Finding
Synonym: Increased renal medullary echogenicity
 
HPO: HP:0033131

Definition

Increased echogenecity of the medullary region of the kidney. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRenal medullary hyperechogenicity

Conditions with this feature

Rokitansky sequence
MedGen UID:
140915
Concept ID:
C0431648
Congenital Abnormality
Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH) is characterized by uterovaginal atresia in an otherwise phenotypically normal female with a normal 46,XX karyotype. Anomalies of the genital tract range from upper vaginal atresia to total mullerian agenesis with urinary tract abnormalities. It has an incidence of approximately 1 in 5,000 newborn girls (Cheroki et al., 2006). The abnormality of sexual development in MRKH syndrome is the same as that in the MURCS association (601076), in which cervicothoracic somite anomalies, unilateral renal agenesis, and conductive deafness are also seen. Mullerian aplasia and hyperandrogenism (158330) is caused by mutation in the WNT4 gene (603490). Familial cases of unilateral or bilateral renal agenesis in combination with mullerian anomalies have also been reported (see urogenital adysplasia, 191830).

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PubMed

Salame H, Damry N, Vandenhoudt K, Hall M, Avni FE
Eur Radiol 2003 Dec;13(12):2674-9. Epub 2003 May 8 doi: 10.1007/s00330-003-1920-x. PMID: 12736757

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Surányi A, Retz C, Rigo J, Schaaps JP, Foidart JM
Pediatr Nephrol 2001 Jul;16(7):575-80. doi: 10.1007/s004670100604. PMID: 11465807
Howlett DC, Greenwood KL, Jarosz JM, MacDonald LM, Saunders AJ
Br J Radiol 1997 Feb;70:140-3. doi: 10.1259/bjr.70.830.9135439. PMID: 9135439
Riebel TW, Abraham K, Wartner R, Müller R
J Clin Ultrasound 1993 Jan;21(1):25-31. doi: 10.1002/jcu.1870210106. PMID: 8478441

Diagnosis

Surányi A, Retz C, Rigo J, Schaaps JP, Foidart JM
Pediatr Nephrol 2001 Jul;16(7):575-80. doi: 10.1007/s004670100604. PMID: 11465807

Therapy

Surányi A, Retz C, Rigo J, Schaaps JP, Foidart JM
Pediatr Nephrol 2001 Jul;16(7):575-80. doi: 10.1007/s004670100604. PMID: 11465807

Prognosis

Hemachandar R, Boopathy V
BMJ Case Rep 2015 Aug 11;2015 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-211285. PMID: 26264948Free PMC Article
Makhoul IR, Soudack M, Smolkin T, Sujov P, Epelman M, Eisenstein I, Magen D, Zelikovic I
Pediatr Nephrol 2005 Jul;20(7):904-9. Epub 2005 May 7 doi: 10.1007/s00467-005-1868-y. PMID: 15880271
Howlett DC, Greenwood KL, Jarosz JM, MacDonald LM, Saunders AJ
Br J Radiol 1997 Feb;70:140-3. doi: 10.1259/bjr.70.830.9135439. PMID: 9135439

Clinical prediction guides

Makhoul IR, Soudack M, Smolkin T, Sujov P, Epelman M, Eisenstein I, Magen D, Zelikovic I
Pediatr Nephrol 2005 Jul;20(7):904-9. Epub 2005 May 7 doi: 10.1007/s00467-005-1868-y. PMID: 15880271
Ali US, Sengupta K, Andankar P, Saraf S, Chawla A, Deshpande S
Pediatr Nephrol 2004 Sep;19(9):1050-2. Epub 2004 Jun 16 doi: 10.1007/s00467-004-1510-4. PMID: 15206035
Surányi A, Retz C, Rigo J, Schaaps JP, Foidart JM
Pediatr Nephrol 2001 Jul;16(7):575-80. doi: 10.1007/s004670100604. PMID: 11465807
Howlett DC, Greenwood KL, Jarosz JM, MacDonald LM, Saunders AJ
Br J Radiol 1997 Feb;70:140-3. doi: 10.1259/bjr.70.830.9135439. PMID: 9135439

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