A presumptive diagnosis of anticoagulant-related nephropathy should be considered in patients on chronic anticoagulation presenting with acute kidney injury and severe coagulopathy, which may respond to steroids and dose adjustment.
May support considering anticoagulant-related nephropathy with steroid trial in anticoagulated AKI; leaves open prospective validation.
Warfarin-related nephropathy also referred to as anticoagulant-related nephropathy (ACRN) is a type of acute kidney injury (AKI) that may be caused by excessive anticoagulation with warfarin and other anticoagulants. Despite the well-described histological entity, the clinical course and approach to ACRN in patients requiring life-long anticoagulation are however not well described in the literature. We report a 50-year-old Indian woman who was on prolonged anticoagulant therapy post-mitral valve replacement. She presented with AKI, and renal biopsy was suggestive of ACRN. Steroids were given and her creatinine levels reached within the normal range in 2 weeks. A presumptive diagnosis of ACRN should be made if a severe warfarin coagulopathy is present and if other causes of AKI have been excluded, in patients with chronic anticoagulant therapy. Renal function should be monitored regularly in patients who are on anticoagulant therapy.
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