Ectopic Thoracic Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease in a 38-Year-Old Nigerian

Ectopic Thoracic Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease in a 38-Year-Old Nigerian

This patient is a 38-year-old housewife who presented with a one-month history of difficulty, in breathing, chest pain and bilateral leg swelling and had a blood pressure of 260/150 mmHg, features of malignant hypertension and hypertensive heart disease. Chest CT scan revealed a chest location of th...

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Main Authors: U. E. Ekrikpo, E. E. Effa, E. E. Akpan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/158494
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spelling doaj-6e65686f86934069bdefdff349f22e142020-11-24T22:26:53ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Nephrology2090-66412090-665X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/158494158494Ectopic Thoracic Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease in a 38-Year-Old NigerianU. E. Ekrikpo0E. E. Effa1E. E. Akpan2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, PMB 1136, Uyo, NigeriaDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, PMB 1278, Calabar, NigeriaDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, PMB 1136, Uyo, NigeriaThis patient is a 38-year-old housewife who presented with a one-month history of difficulty, in breathing, chest pain and bilateral leg swelling and had a blood pressure of 260/150 mmHg, features of malignant hypertension and hypertensive heart disease. Chest CT scan revealed a chest location of the left kidney. She also had elevated serum urea and creatinine and proteinuria (++). The right kidney was normally located with loss of corticomedullary differentiation. She is on maintenance haemodialysis and is being worked up for possible left nephrectomy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/158494
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Ectopic Thoracic Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease in a 38-Year-Old Nigerian
Case Reports in Nephrology
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title Ectopic Thoracic Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease in a 38-Year-Old Nigerian
title_short Ectopic Thoracic Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease in a 38-Year-Old Nigerian
title_full Ectopic Thoracic Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease in a 38-Year-Old Nigerian
title_fullStr Ectopic Thoracic Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease in a 38-Year-Old Nigerian
title_full_unstemmed Ectopic Thoracic Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease in a 38-Year-Old Nigerian
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publisher Hindawi Limited
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publishDate 2013-01-01
description This patient is a 38-year-old housewife who presented with a one-month history of difficulty, in breathing, chest pain and bilateral leg swelling and had a blood pressure of 260/150 mmHg, features of malignant hypertension and hypertensive heart disease. Chest CT scan revealed a chest location of the left kidney. She also had elevated serum urea and creatinine and proteinuria (++). The right kidney was normally located with loss of corticomedullary differentiation. She is on maintenance haemodialysis and is being worked up for possible left nephrectomy.
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