Radiology Case Reports (Jan 2015)

Bisphosphonate-induced bilateral acute renal cortical necrosis

  • Sema Aksoy, MD,
  • Elif Hocaoglu, MD,
  • Aylin Karahasanoglu, MD,
  • Behlul Igus, MD,
  • Mehtap Beker Acay, MD,
  • Ercan Inci, MD

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v10i2.992
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 2

Abstract

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Renal cortical necrosis (RCN), a rare cause of renal failure in which there is death of the renal cortex but sparing of the medulla, is a catastrophic entity with high mortality. Its incidence and severity are higher in developing countries, mostly due to pregnancy-related complications. This paper presents the case of a 65-year-old woman who had bilateral renal cortical necrosis caused by bisphosphonate medication that was diagnosed by CT scan during the acute initial phase of the disease.