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What does hypodense lesions in the kidney that look like subacute infarct mean?

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Dr. Carisa Hines answered

Specializes in Palliative Care

Subacute infarct: What that means is that at some time in the recent past, there was an interruption of the blood supply to that part of the kidney.

Answered 3/1/2018

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