AI Article Synopsis
- Acute renal infarction is a rare condition that often goes unrecognized due to its confusing symptoms, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment.
- A 28-year-old man from Nepal experienced sudden headache and severe flank pain, which led to his diagnosis of both a brain and kidney infarction, as well as other heart issues.
- It’s important for doctors to consider acute renal infarction in patients with thrombosis risk who show sudden flank pain symptoms to ensure timely treatment.
Article Abstract
Background: Acute renal infarction is a rare entity with varied misleading manifestations resulting in diagnostic delay, misdiagnosis, and treatment leading to renal damage.
Case Presentation: We report the case of a 28-year-old Dalit Nepalese man who presented with sudden onset occipital headache and later developed severe left flank pain. He was diagnosed with posterior cerebral infarction with hemorrhagic transformation and a subsequent acute renal infarction with atrial fibrillation and hyperthyroid-induced cardiomyopathy. He was managed with oral anticoagulant and antithyroid drug.
Conclusion: A high index of suspicion of acute renal infarction is required in patients with risk factors of thrombosis presenting sudden onset flank pain.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4859945 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-0903-x | DOI Listing |
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