Warfarin-related nephropathy in a patient with mild IgA nephropathy on dabigatran and aspirin
Moeckel GW, Luciano RL, Brewster UC. Warfarin-related nephropathy in a patient with mild IgA nephropathy on dabigatran and aspirin. Clinical Kidney Journal 2013, 6: 507-509. PMID: 26120444, PMCID: PMC4438392, DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sft076.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAcute kidney injuryTubular injuryIgA nephropathyMild IgA nephropathyAcute tubular injuryLong-term anticoagulationDirect thrombin inhibitorKidney injurySevere hematuriaRenal biopsyGlomerular pathologyDabigatranPatientsThrombin inhibitorsNephropathyInjuryWarfarinAnticoagulationHematuriaAspirinBiopsyPathologyBabesiosis-Induced Acute Kidney Injury With Prominent Urinary Macrophages
Luciano RL, Moeckel G, Palmer M, Perazella MA. Babesiosis-Induced Acute Kidney Injury With Prominent Urinary Macrophages. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2013, 62: 801-805. PMID: 23643302, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.02.376.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsAcute kidney injuryAcute tubular injuryKidney injuryTubular injuryDialysis-requiring acute kidney injuryAcute interstitial nephritisMultiorgan system failureSubsequent kidney biopsySevere symptomatic diseaseUrinary macrophagesUrinary findingsInterstitial nephritisKidney biopsySymptomatic diseaseMassive hemolysisSevere babesiosisVolume depletionCommon causeProfound hemolysisErythrocyte fragmentsUrine sedimentInjuryLarge macrophagesPigment toxicityUnique finding