SINUS VENOUS THROMBOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH A NEPHROTIC SYNDROME IN AN 8-YEAR-OLD CHILD

Authors
MIRA Y MENDIZABAL S VAYA A SANCHIS N VILLA P AZNAR J
Citation
Y. Mira et al., SINUS VENOUS THROMBOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH A NEPHROTIC SYNDROME IN AN 8-YEAR-OLD CHILD, Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis, 2(2), 1996, pp. 142-144
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis → ACNP
ISSN journal
10760296
Volume
2
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
142 - 144
Database
ISI
SICI code
1076-0296(1996)2:2<142:SVTAWA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The nephrotic syndrome (NS) is reportedly associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic disease. We describe the case of an 8-year-old child with a steroid-responsive NS who developed a longitudinal sinus venous thrombosis. No family thrombophilic tendency was found. To our knowledge, this is the second case published with these clinical char acteristics. We suggest that the sinus venous thrombosis was precipita ted by the low levels of antithrombin III and hypoalbuminemia. Moreove r, steroids probably played an etiological role.