title: Case report: the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced computed tomography in acute bilateral renal cortical necrosis.
abstract: Acute bilateral renal cortical necrosis is a relatively rare cause of acute renal failure accounting for only 2% of cases in the Western World. The pathophysiology of this condition is complex, but ultimately leads to the destruction of the renal cortex with sparing of the renal medulla. A definitive diagnosis is based on renal histology. In this report we describe a patient in whom this diagnosis was made using contrast-enhanced computed tomography as renal biopsy was contraindicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Whiston General Hospital, Prescot, Merseyside.
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Sallomi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaqoob
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Finn
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007673:Kidney Cortex Necrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*