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Nephrol Dial Transplant (2001) 16: 1711-1712
© 2001 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association

Nephroquiz for the Beginner

Acute renal infarction in a woman with slight asthma

(Section Editor: G. M. Zeier)

Harald Aarset1, Knut Aasarød2, Unni Bergan3 and Anders Angelsen4

Departments of 1 Pathology, 2 Medicine 3 Radiology, 4 Surgery University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway

A 54-year-old caucasian female fell ill while visiting Norway. She suffered from asthma and used inhalation corticosteroids, but apart from this she was in good health. After a 3-day history of fever and right flank pain she was admitted to hospital with a suspected upper urinary tract infection. On physical examination there was a remarkable tenderness in both flanks, most prominent on the right side, temperature was 38°C, the blood pressure was 126/80 mmHg, and the pulse was 84. The haemoglobin was 14.6 g/dl, the white-cell count was 16 700/mm3, the platelet count was 230 000/mm3; the erythrocyte sedimentation rate was . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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