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Objective: Study of histological and clinical correlations of 30 cases of renal amyloidosis AA diagnosed between November 2010 and December 2012., Results: The main causes associated with amyloidosis AA were represented by chronic infectious diseases (60%). Nephrotic syndrome and renal failure were observed in 94% and 73% respectively. The distribution of amyloid deposits: 90% of patients had a glomerular form and 10% had a vascular form. Inflammatory reaction associated with AA renal amyloidosis was present in 50% of cases. This inflammation was observed near amyloid deposits associated with a deposition of immunoglobulin chains and/or complement factors., Conclusion: Our study confirms the predominance of AA amyloidosis complicating chronic infectious diseases, especially tuberculosis. Our data point out a relationship between the morphology of renal AA amyloidosis, its clinical presentation and prognosis., (Copyright © 2015 Association Société de néphrologie. Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.)

Objective: The authors report their experience of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in children and emphasize the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties supported by several published series., Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective based on ten patients treated for xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis., Results: Treatment was surgical in 90% of patients. Total nephrectomy was performed in all diffuse forms (80%) and one of the 2 localized forms (10%). Treatment was exclusively medical in only one patient (10%). Five subcapsular nephrectomies, three total nephrectomies and one radical total nephrectomy were performed. The course after treatment was excellent in 100% of cases., Conclusion: The treatment of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is surgical, although cure can sometimes be achieved by conservative treatment.

Giant cell fibroblastoma (GCF) is a rare neoplasm occurring mostly in children. It has a tendency to recur locally after treatment. We report a new case noticed in an five year-old child who developed recurrence a first time three years later with the picture of GCF and at a second time with the picture of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans 17 months later.