title: Asynchronous (heterochronic) bilateral renal infarction associated with primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
abstract: We report the rare case of a 51-year-old man with asynchronous (heterochronic) bilateral renal infarction associated with primary antiphospholipid syndrome. He was treated for right renal infarction, but 2 months later, while under anticoagulant treatment, he had a recurrence on the other side of the renal infarction. The laboratory work-up confirmed antiphospholipid syndrome. Six months later the patient has not experienced any new thrombotic episodes and is receiving oral anticoagulants and antiplatelet therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. kitta@fb3.so-net.ne.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitta
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Togashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harada
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D012079:Renal Circulation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors