title: Spontaneous renal artery dissection.
abstract: Isolated spontaneous dissection of renal arteries or its branches are extremely rare. Most cases of renal artery dissection are associated with underlying pathology of the renal arteries. We report a case of spontaneous dissection of the left main renal artery and infarction of the left kidney with positive antiphospholipid antibody. Extensive work up of the patient including imaging studies confirmed the diagnosis of SRAD. Antiphospholipid antibodies may have a role in the pathogenesis of arterial dissection by causing endothelial dysfunction. This is a first literature report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Mary's Health Center in St. Louis, USA. santhoshgj2000@gmail.com
authors.forename: Santhosh G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Unnikrishnan
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pillai
authors.forename: Philip B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Vaidyan
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishiyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012077:Renal Artery
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