A Rare Cause of Acute Kidney Injury in a Female Patient with Breast Cancer Presenting as Renal Colic. (17th May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jurubita, Roxana; Obrisca, Bogdan; Ismail, Gener
• Other Names: Schiffl Helmut H. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in nephrology. Volume 2016(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-05-17
• Subjects: Nephrology -- Periodicals; Kidneys -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Nephrology; Kidneys -- Diseases; Nephrology; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.61
• DOI: 10.1155/2016/9565873
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6641

Abstract

Abstract : Renal infarction is a rare cause of acute kidney injury which could lead to permanent loss of renal function. A prompt diagnosis is necessary in order to achieve a successful revascularization of the occluded artery. Given the rarity of the disease and the paucity of the reported cases in the previous literature a high index of suspicion must be maintained not only in the classical cardiac sources of systemic emboli (atrial fibrillation, dilated cardiomyopathy, or endocarditis), but also in the situations when a hypercoagulable state is presumed. The unspecific presenting symptoms often mask the true etiology of the patient's complaints. We present here a rare case of renal infarction that occurred in the setting of a hypercoagulable state, in a female patient with a history of breast cancer and documented hepatic metastases.