Acute renal infarction in a patient with COVID-19 receiving warfarin therapy

Abstract

Abstract Acute renal infarction is a rare clinical condition that usually occurs as a result of atherosclerosis, autoimmune diseases, hypercogulability, atrial fibrillation and infectious diseases. In herein, we aimed to present a case of renal infarction in a 63-year-old male patient who was hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection, receiving warfarin therapy and had a high international normalized ratio (INR) value. Özet Akut renal infarkt genellikle ateroskleroz, otoimmun hastalıklar, hiperkoagulabilite, atriyal fibrilasyon ve enfeksiyon hastalıkları sonucu ortaya çıkan nadir görülen klinik bir durumdur. Burada, COVID-19 nedeniyle hastanede yatan, warfarin tedavisi alan ve yüksek INR değerine sahip 63 yaşındaki erkek bir renal infarkt olgusunu sunmayı amaçladık.