Spontaneous renal artery dissection.
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.
John
Santhosh G
SG
Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Mary's Health Center in St. Louis, USA. santhoshgj2000@gmail.com
Pillai
Unnikrishnan
U
Vaidyan
Philip B
PB
Ishiyama
Takaaki
T
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012077:Renal Artery
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