Acute renal infarction in a patient with COVID-19 receiving warfarin therapy

Year 2020, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 52 - 57, 30.08.2020

Gökhan Perincek , Canver Önal Sema Avcı

Abstract

Abstract
Acute renal infarction is a rare clinical condition that usually occurs as a result of atherosclerosis, autoimmune diseases, hypercogulability, atrial fibrillation and infectious diseases. In herein, we aimed to present a case of renal infarction in a 63-year-old male patient who was hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection, receiving warfarin therapy and had a high international normalized ratio (INR) value.

Özet
Akut renal infarkt genellikle ateroskleroz, otoimmun hastalıklar, hiperkoagulabilite, atriyal fibrilasyon ve enfeksiyon hastalıkları sonucu ortaya çıkan nadir görülen klinik bir durumdur. Burada, COVID-19 nedeniyle hastanede yatan, warfarin tedavisi alan ve yüksek INR değerine sahip 63 yaşındaki erkek bir renal infarkt olgusunu sunmayı amaçladık.

Keywords

renal infarction, COVID-19, warfarin

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