Vena cava thrombosis associated with nephrotic syndrome in the puerperal gestational cycle

CONTEXT: The puerperal gestational cycle is accompanied by a state of physiological hypercoagulability. Thromboembolic phenomena may occur at this time. OBJECTIVE: To report on a clinic case involving a patient that presented a family history of thromboembolism and developed deep vein thrombosis in...

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Published in:São Paulo Medical Journal
Main Authors: Maíta Poli Araújo, Carla Gonçalves, Roberta Gonçalves, José Wilson Ramos Braga Júnior, Thaís Vilela Peterson, Álvaro Nagib Atallah, Emília Inoue Sato, Virgínia Fernandes Moça Trevisani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2001-01-01
Subjects:
Nephrotic Syndrome
Puerperium
Pregnancy
Cava thrombosis
Thromboembolism
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802001000100007&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:CONTEXT: The puerperal gestational cycle is accompanied by a state of physiological hypercoagulability. Thromboembolic phenomena may occur at this time. OBJECTIVE: To report on a clinic case involving a patient that presented a family history of thromboembolism and developed deep vein thrombosis in a lower limb and vena cava thrombosis during the puerperal gestational cycle, displaying nephrotic syndrome as the main complication. DESIGN: Case report.
ISSN:1806-9460

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