Renal infarction in adulthood due to a childhood trauma to the vertebral column.
A disproportional elongation and kinking of the suprarenal aorta caused by an early childhood trauma with vertebral growth retardation and deformation led to turbulent blood flow in the aorta, embolus formation and segmental renal infarction after 37 years.
Medizinische Poliklinik Universität München.
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D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000150:complications*; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*