ACUTE BILATERAL RENAL-ARTERY OCCLUSION DUE TO GRANULOMATOUS AND NECROTIZING VASCULITIS

Authors
ABDULKADER RC AVILA MO SALDANHA LB ABSABER AM BURDMANN EA
Citation
Rc. Abdulkader et al., ACUTE BILATERAL RENAL-ARTERY OCCLUSION DUE TO GRANULOMATOUS AND NECROTIZING VASCULITIS, Renal failure, 20(1), 1998, pp. 157-162
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Renal failure → ACNP
ISSN journal
0886022X
Volume
20
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
157 - 162
Database
ISI
SICI code
0886-022X(1998)20:1<157:ABRODT>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A case of anuric acute renal failure due to bilateral renal artery obs truction in a 42 year-old man is presented. The obstruction was caused by bilateral thrombosis secondary to arteritis. Autopsy showed granul omatous and necrotizing vasculitis in both main renal arteries. Scarri ng and also necrotizing vasculitis were found from interlobular to arc uate renal arteries. The present case indicates that vasculitis should be considered when there is renal artery obstruction in young patient s.