Bilateral Renal Infarction in a Teenage Patient: A Case of “Transient” Antiphospholipid Syndrome?
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 22, Issue 5
Abstract
We present a case of abdominal pain in an 18-year-old-female which was ultimately diagnosed to be due to bilateral renal infarction. The etiology of this finding was determined to be a transient antiphospholipid syndrome, a rare but known cause of renal infarction in the pediatric age group, with seropositivity for lupus anticoagulant waning after three months in this patient. We review, in addition, the literature on antiphospholipid syndrome-induced renal infarction and its varied serological presentations.
Authors and Affiliations
Shadwa Hassan, Diniece Barran, Eleny Romanos-Sirakis, Richard Sidlow
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- EP ID EP311872
- DOI 10.9734/JAMMR/2017/33611
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