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Nephrotic syndrome with portal, splenic and renal vein thrombosis. A case report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12372955     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Thromboembolism is known as a major complication of nephrotic syndrome, but only 4 cases of portal vein thrombosis have been reported as a complication of nephrotic syndrome. All of these 4 cases had acute symptoms, and 3 of 4 were in relapsing phase of nephrotic syndrome when thrombi were found. We describe here a case of 51-year-old woman with fresh nephrotic syndrome that was asymptomatically complicated by portal, splenic and renal vein thrombosis. CONCLUSIONS: In the presence of fresh nephrotic syndrome of minimal change, asymptomatic and widely distributed, including portal vein, thrombus formation occurred. If the clinical course shows resistance to therapy, we must consider the complication of venous thrombosis. Anticoagulant therapy with heparin and warfarin was effective and all thrombi disappeared without any other complications.
Authors:
Yuki Etoh; Isao Ohsawa; Takayuki Fujita; Yoshinobu Fuke; Morita Endo; Hiroyuki Ohi; Kazunari Kumasaka
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nephron     Volume:  92     ISSN:  0028-2766     ISO Abbreviation:  Nephron     Publication Date:  2002  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-10-09     Completed Date:  2003-03-12     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0331777     Medline TA:  Nephron     Country:  Switzerland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  680-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel
Affiliation:
Internal Medicine II, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. yetoh@med.nihon-u.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Nephrotic Syndrome / complications*,  radiography
Portal Vein*
Recurrence
Splenic Vein*
Thrombosis / etiology*,  radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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