CASE REPORT
Double Whammy: Pigment Nephropathy and Warfarin-related Nephropathy As Aetiology for Acute Kidney Injury in a Patient With Mechanical Heart Valves
Arvind Conjeevaram1, *, Priyangani Lohia2, Ravishankar GS2, Mahesha Vankalakunti3
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2019Volume: 12
Issue: Suppl-1, M3
First Page: 41
Last Page: 44
Publisher ID: TOUNJ-12-41
DOI: 10.2174/1874303X01912010041
Article History:
Received Date: 10/02/2019Revision Received Date: 24/05/2019
Acceptance Date: 30/05/2019
Electronic publication date: 31/07/2019
Collection year: 2019
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Abstract
It is well known that patients with mechanical heart valves may develop sheer stress related hemolysis and consequent pigment related nephropathy. Warfarin Related Nephropathy (WRN) is a relatively new entity and defined as Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the setting of an INR of > 3.0 excluding other obvious etiologies. A biopsy diagnosis of WRN is conducted when red blood cell casts are noted filling and blocking the tubules; additionally, glomerular hemorrhage may be observed. We describe a patient with mechanical heart valves on oral anticoagulation who developed both pigment nephropathy and WRN causing AKI.