title: Sickle cell kidney.
abstract: Acute kidney injury is a rather unusual complication of sickle cell disease. We report a case of acute intrarenal sickling, causing dialysis-dependent acute renal failure, that was diagnosed by nuclear medicine renal imaging.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Nephrology, Division of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Royal Free & University College Medical School, London, UK. andrew.davenport@royalfree.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Davenport
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buscombe
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011866:Radioisotope Renography; D006435:Renal Dialysis