Fibromuscular Dysplasia Presenting as Acute Unilateral Renal Infarction: A Case Report and Review of Two Diseases.

ABSTRACT: Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a rare systemic vascular disease that has been found to present as a renal infarction (RI) in only a handful of cases.  We present a case of a 53-year-old Vietnamese patient presenting for sharp, severe left-sided abdominal pain of two-day duration associated with a migraine headache. On presentation, she was afebrile, and her vital signs were stable. Laboratory investigations were significant for mildly elevated leukocytosis but were otherwise normal. CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast revealed a left-sided renal infarct. The patient was then admitted to the hospital and started on therapeutic anticoagulation. A transthoracic echocardiogram was obtained and revealed no vegetation. CT angiography of the abdomen was pursued and was significant for mild bead

SUBMITTER: Abi Doumet A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10082588 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature