Nonobstructive Acute Renal Failure with a Large Solitary Fibroid

• Main Authors: Rayan Elkattah (Author), Zineb Mashak (Author), Blakele Bakker (Author), Shanti Mohling (Author), Ali Yilmaz (Author), Stephen DePasquale (Author), Todd Boren (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A 38-year-old African American woman presenting with acute abdominal pain and nonobstructive renal failure was found to have an enlarged fibroid uterus. A differential for sepsis was considered. Lab evaluation revealed an elevated creatinine and myoglobin level at 3.9 mg/dL and 2140 ng/mL, respectiv...