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Isolated spontaneous renal artery dissection is rare and mostly idiopathic, potentially causing renal infarction and impairment.
Highlights a rare case of isolated spontaneous renal artery dissection in a young female, potentially associated with the use of multiple stimulant medications.
Constituting less than 25% of all renal artery dissections (RAD), isolated spontaneous renal artery dissection (SRAD) is a rare diagnosis that can cause subsequent renal infarction with impairment. The majority of SRAD cases are idiopathic. Management ranges from conservative, medical to endovascular, and surgical repair. We report a case of a young female on multiple medications who presented with SRAD. She presented with acute abdominal pain and was found to have isolated spontaneous renal artery dissection. The etiology of this patient's isolated SRAD could possibly be pinned down to her multiple stimulant medications used after the major known causes were ruled out.
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