Anuric Renal Failure with Significant Uremia in an Infant Found to Have Inferior Vena Cava, Bilateral Renal Vein, and Bilateral Renal Artery Thromboses

Abstract

We present the case of a 5-month-old, ex-24-week female transferred to our pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) from an outside hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with anuric renal failure and significant uremia (BUN>200) secondary to inferior vena cava (IVC), bilateral renal vein (RV), and bilateral renal artery (RA) thromboses associated with a right broviac line. Introduction Preterm infants are at increased risk for acute kidney injury (AKI); however, developing a BUN greater than 200 is still uncommon. Common neonatal etiologies of uremia include …