Nephritic urinary sediment in embolic renal infarction.
Emboli to the renal arteries occurs most often in patients with underlying cardiac disease. Hematuria is a common feature of renal infarction, but the finding of erythrocyte casts in cases of renal infarction has not been commonly reported. We report a case of renal artery embolization in a patient who had transient nephritic urine sediment, and review the significance of this finding.
Blakely
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University of California, San Diego.
Cosby
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McDonald
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications; D004617:Embolism / Q000652:urine*; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000652:urine*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000652:urine*