Differential diagnosis of bilateral large smooth kidneys


5. Differential diagnosis of bilateral large smooth kidneys














Primary glomerular diseases


  • Diabetic glomerulosclerosis
  • Acute glomerulonephritis
  • Focal glomerulonephritis associated with subacute bacterial endocarditis
Acute kidney injury


  • Acute tubular necrosis
  • Acute interstitial nephritis
  • Acute cortical necrosis (Early)
Collagen vascular diseases


  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Wegener’s granulomatosis
  • Goodpasture’s syndrome
  • Anaphylactoid purpura (Henoch- Schonlein syndrome)
  • Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
  • Polyarteritis nodosa (microscopic form)
  • Allergic angiitis

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Mar 15, 2026 | Posted by in OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY IMAGING | Comments Off on Differential diagnosis of bilateral large smooth kidneys

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