Acute focal nephritses. Echographic deagnostic by computerized Tomography

Radiologic findings of four cases of acute focal nephritis and their clinical correlation are presented. They were studied by means of echography and computerized tomography (CT). The latter was the technique of choice for their diagnosis in the study carried out after intravenous radiopaque contrast injection because of its sensitivity and specificity. The literature on this topic is reviewed and some guidelines for diagnosis and differential diagnosis are proposed. (Author)