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(a) A 36-year-old male with granulomatosis with polyangiitis presented with renal failure. Coronal reconstructed non-enhanced computerized tomography image of the abdomen demonstrates atrophic native kidneys with dense cortical calcifications (arrows) bilaterally. (b) Axial non-enhanced computerized tomography image of the pelvis demonstrates extensive vascular calcifications (arrows). (c) Longitudinal grayscale ultrasound image of the right kidney demonstrates an echogenic atrophic kidney (arrow) with peripheral calcifications and posterior acoustic shadowing (arrowhead).
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Computerized tomography (CT) scans of the abdomen and pelvis were performed which showed extensive vascular and cortical rim calcifications in the native kidneys [Figure 1a and b]. Ultrasound of the abdomen [Figure 1c] revealed rim calcified atrophic native kidneys with some cysts (likely acquired kidney cystic disease).