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Acute renal infarction in sickle cell disease
Author(s) -
Granfortuna James,
Zamkoff Kenneth,
Urrutia Enrique
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.2830230109
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , infarction , cardiology , occlusion , kidney , myocardial infarction
End organ failure in sickle cell disease has classically been attributed to changes in the microvasculature. A case is reported in which sudden and complete loss of blood flow to the left kidney occurred during a painful crisis in a woman with homozygous SS disease. The findings are most consistent with occlusion of the renal artery.