de la Iglesia Fernando, Asensio Pablo, Díaz Alejandro, Darriba Mercedes, Nicolás Ricardo, Diz-Lois Fernando
Short Stay Medical Unit, Complexo Hospitalario Juán Canalejo, A Coruña, Spain.
South Med J. 2003 May;96(5):497-9. doi: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000051202.88980.40.
Detection of acute renal infarction is often delayed or missed because of both the rarity of the disease and its nonspecific clinical presentation. Abrupt onset of low-back pain in a patient at high risk for a thromboembolic event may be the first indication of renal infarction. We report a case of acute renal infarction and review its diagnosis and management.