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Cerebral venous thrombosis in adult nephrotic syndrome due to systemic amyloidosis
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- Scopus-Elsevier, Europe PubMed Central
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Abstract
- Although venous thrombosis is one of the common complications in nephrotic patients, cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is rarely reported. CVT is so difficult to be detected by conventional diagnostic methods that it is sometimes overlooked despite its potential severity. We report a 79-year-old female with nephrotic syndrome due to systemic amyloidosis who suddenly altered mental status during her hospitalization. The underlying etiology had been not identified by physical examinations, various laboratory data, and repeated computed tomography, and finally she died. The post-mortem examination showed a massive thrombus impacted in intracranial left-sided transverse and sigmoid sinus. This case suggests that CVT can occur in a nephrotic patient who presents unexplained neurological signs and symptoms, which might not be detected only through conventional diagnostic tests.
- Subjects :
- Venous Thrombosis
Cerebral veins
Sigmoid sinus
medicine.medical_specialty
Nephrotic Syndrome
business.industry
Amyloidosis
Glomerulonephritis
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Surgery
Venous thrombosis
Nephrology
Internal medicine
Etiology
Cardiology
Humans
Medicine
Female
Intracranial Thrombosis
Thrombus
business
Nephrotic syndrome
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- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scopus-Elsevier, Europe PubMed Central
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a859d0ee6d2cfe65cd25e5f80e34ec7f