Wunderlich syndrome. Clin Case Rep 2018 Sep;6(9):1901-1902
Date
09/15/2018Pubmed ID
30214791Pubmed Central ID
PMC6132092DOI
10.1002/ccr3.1738Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85050509281 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 6 CitationsAbstract
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are predisposed to bleeding diathesis in the setting of uremic platelet dysfunction and endothelial abnormalities. One should have high index of suspicion for spontaneous renal hemorrhage when these patients present with abdominal pain and/or unexplained drop in hemoglobin and appropriate imaging should be undertaken without delay.
