Partially reversible acute renal cortical necrosis secondary to hyperhomocysteinemia - a case report and literature review

• Main Authors: Tan, Wendy, Abd Ghani, Fauzah, Lim, Christopher Thiam Seong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Medknow Publications (India) 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81616/1/Partially%20reversible%20acute%20renal%20cortical%20necrosis%20secondary%20to%20hyperhomocysteinemia%20-%20a%20case%20report%20and%20literature%20review.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81616/; https://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2019;volume=29;issue=4;spage=288;epage=290;aulast=Tan

Acute renal cortical necrosis (ACN) is a potentially fatal renal condition. Our objective is to report a case of ACN in a young man who had developed premature atherosclerotic vascular disease and required intermittent hemodialysis support. His renal biopsy showed diffuse cortical necrosis. Subseque...