An acute renal infarction due to atrial fibrillation in a transplant patient: a case report

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Acute renal artery thromboembolism is a critical problem requiring rapid diagnosis and treatment. Most reports of renal infarction due to emboli are in patients with atrial fibrillation. Early diagnosis of renal artery thromboembolism is difficult. Patients with acute renal infarction typically complain of flank pain or generalized abdominal pain. Elevated peripheral white blood cell count, serum creatinine concentration and markedly elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase can be seen during renal infarction. In this case report, we describe a renal transplant recipient patient who developed an acute renal infarction due to atrial fibrillation.

Keywords: Acute renal infarction; atrial fibrillation; renal artery occlusion; renal artery thromboembolism; renal transplantation.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Acute renal infarction; atrial fibrillation; renal artery occlusion; renal artery thromboembolism; renal transplantation

Böbrek nakilli hastada atriyal fibrilasyona bağlı akut renal infarkt: Olgu sunumu

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Akut renal arter tromboembolizmi hızlı tanı ve tedavi gerektiren kritik bir problemdir. Emboliye bağlı renal infarkt olgularının çoğunluğu atriyal fibrilasyonlu hastalarda görülmektedir. Renal arter tromboembolizminin erken tanısı zordur. Akut renal infarktlı hastaların tipik yakınmaları yan ağrısı ve yaygın karın ağrısıdır. Renal infarkt sırasında beyaz küre, serum kreatinin artışı ve belirgin yüksek laktat dehidrogenaz düzeyleri gözlenmektedir. Bu makalede biz, atriyal fibrilasyonlu bir böbrek nakilli hastada gelişen akut renal infarkt olgusunu sunmayı amaçladık

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Akut renal infarkt; atriyal fibrilasyon; renal arter tıkanıklığı; renal arter thromboembolizmi; böbrek nakli

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