Acute renal infarction secondary to atrial fibrillation - mimicking renal stone picture

Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2006 Jun;17(2):208-12.

Abstract

Acute renal infarction presents in a similar clinical picture to that of a renal stone. We report a 55-year-old Saudi female, known to have atrial fibrillation secondary to mitral stenosis due to rheumatic heart disease. She presented with a two day history of right flank pain that was treated initially as a renal stone. Further investigations confirmed her as a case of renal infarction. Renal infarction is under-diagnosed because the similarity of its presentation to renal stone. Renal infarction should be considered in the differential diagnosis of loin pain, particularly in a patient with atrial fibrillation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Fibrillation / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infarction / diagnosis*
  • Infarction / etiology*
  • Kidney / blood supply*
  • Kidney Calculi / diagnosis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / complications