Embolic renal infarction mimicking renal colic

Atrial fibrillation is a major health problem with risk of systemic arterial embolism. Acute embolic renal infarction is a rare condition with symptoms that are often nonspecific. We present a 36-year-old previously healthy man with acute embolic renal infarction secondary to new onset atrial fibril...

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Autores principales: Mahamid, Mahmud, Francis, Adi, Abid, Ali, Awawde, Mohammed, Abu-Elhija, Omar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4011809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24812524
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJNRD.S59745
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author Mahamid, Mahmud
Francis, Adi
Abid, Ali
Awawde, Mohammed
Abu-Elhija, Omar
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Abid, Ali
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description Atrial fibrillation is a major health problem with risk of systemic arterial embolism. Acute embolic renal infarction is a rare condition with symptoms that are often nonspecific. We present a 36-year-old previously healthy man with acute embolic renal infarction secondary to new onset atrial fibrillation, who presented with flank pain mimicking renal colic. The patient was treated successfully with anticoagulation therapy, beta-blockers, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and supportive treatment.
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spelling pubmed-40118092014-05-08 Embolic renal infarction mimicking renal colic Mahamid, Mahmud Francis, Adi Abid, Ali Awawde, Mohammed Abu-Elhija, Omar Int J Nephrol Renovasc Dis Case Report Atrial fibrillation is a major health problem with risk of systemic arterial embolism. Acute embolic renal infarction is a rare condition with symptoms that are often nonspecific. We present a 36-year-old previously healthy man with acute embolic renal infarction secondary to new onset atrial fibrillation, who presented with flank pain mimicking renal colic. The patient was treated successfully with anticoagulation therapy, beta-blockers, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and supportive treatment. Dove Medical Press 2014-04-30 /pmc/articles/PMC4011809/ /pubmed/24812524 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJNRD.S59745 Text en © 2014 Mahamid et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4011809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24812524
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJNRD.S59745
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