Acute renal insufficiency due to renal infarctions in a patient with neurofibromatosis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases : the Official Journal of the National Kidney Foundation
D A DiPreteJ J Cronan

Abstract

Manifestations of neurofibromatosis in the skin, the eye, and the skeletal and nervous systems have been well documented since the disease was first described in 1882. Stenosing vascular lesions as complications of neurofibromatosis were first reported in 1945. They are being increasingly recognized and most commonly involve the renal artery. Renal artery stenosis (usually proximal), intraparenchymal renal arterial abnormalities, and coarctation of the abdominal aorta often lead to hypertension. However, despite reports of bilateral and severe renal artery disease, renal infarction and resulting renal insufficiency have not been described. We present the case of a 35-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis and chronic hypertension associated with narrowing of right intrarenal arteries. The patient had two separate episodes of left renal infarction documented clinically and radiographically. The second infarct resulted in renal insufficieny. There was no hypercoagulopathy or source for embolism. This case suggests that renal infarction and renal insufficiency are additional complications of neurofibromatosis.

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