Kidney nontumor / medical renal
Vascular disease
Other vascular disorders
Infarct
Author: Nikhil Sangle, M.D.
Last author update: 3 December 2012
Last staff update: 15 July 2022
Copyright: 2002-2024, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Kidney infarct
Cite this page: Sangle N. Infarct. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/kidneyinfarct.html. Accessed April 16th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Usually due to emboli from left atrial mural thrombi or left ventricular myocardial infarction
- Also endocarditis, abdominal aortic aneurysm and atherosclerotic emboli
- Infarcts are "white" anemic type; ringed by intense hyperemia; wedge shaped with apex towards medulla
Gross images
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Wedge shaped hemorrhagic infarcts
Microscopic (histologic) images
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Various images
