TY - JOUR
T1 - Cerebral venous thrombosis and secondary polycythemia in a case of nephrotic syndrome
AU - Nagaraju, Shankar P.rasad
AU - Bairy, Manohar
AU - Attur, Ravindra P.rabhu
AU - Sambhaji, Charudutt J.ayant
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) and polycythemia are considered as rare and life threatening complications of nephrotic syndrome. We report an unusual combination of both these complications in a case of nephrotic syndrome due to minimal change disease that was treated successfully. There was prompt and complete remission of nephrotic syndrome with steroid therapy, concurrent with complete resolution of polycythemia and CVT.
AB - Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) and polycythemia are considered as rare and life threatening complications of nephrotic syndrome. We report an unusual combination of both these complications in a case of nephrotic syndrome due to minimal change disease that was treated successfully. There was prompt and complete remission of nephrotic syndrome with steroid therapy, concurrent with complete resolution of polycythemia and CVT.
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U2 - 10.4103/1319-2442.178575
DO - 10.4103/1319-2442.178575
M3 - Article
C2 - 26997397
AN - SCOPUS:84976554425
SN - 1319-2442
VL - 27
SP - 391
EP - 394
JO - Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia.
JF - Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia.
IS - 2
ER -