[en] We report the case of a 15-year-old teenager, carrier of the sickle cell trait (haemoglobin AS), who presented a renal infarction. Besides, the patient also presented a renal ectopia. It is tempting to link these two particularities and the ischemic attack. The kidney is a target of this hemoglobinopathy, in its homozygous and possibly even heterozygous form. However, the analysis of the literature does not retain renal vascular accidents as a complication of sickle cell trait. Kidney position abnormalities also do not appear to be a contributing factor. It is, however, necessary to be attentive in adult heterozygous subjects to a faster than normal decline in glomerular filtration. The search for other risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, dyslipaemia) is desirable. The implementation of specific monitoring requires additional work.
Disciplines :
Pediatrics Urology & nephrology
Author, co-author :
Guffens, A; Service de Pédiatrie, CHC MontLégia, Liège, Belgique.
Lombet, Jacques ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Service de pédiatrie ; Service de Pédiatrie, CHR de la Citadelle, Liège Belgique.
Pirotte, I; Service de Pédiatrie, CHC MontLégia, Liège, Belgique.
Language :
French
Title :
Infarctus rénal chez un adolescent porteur d’un trait drépanocytaire.
Alternative titles :
[fr] Renal infarction in an adolescent carrier of the sickle cell trait.
Publication date :
July 2022
Journal title :
Revue Médicale de Liège
ISSN :
0370-629X
eISSN :
2566-1566
Publisher :
Université de Liège. Revue Médicale de Liège, Liège, Be