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| Year : 2006 |
Volume
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Acute Renal Infarction Secondary to Atrial Fibrillation - Mimicking Renal Stone Picture
Salih Bin Salih1, Huda Al Durihim1, Ahmed Al Jizeeri2, Ghassan Al Maziad3
1 Department of Medicine, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2 King Abulaziz Cardiac Center, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Medical Imaging, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Salih Bin Salih
Department of Medicine, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, P.O Box 22490, Riyadh 11426
Saudi Arabia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 16903629 
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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. |
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