Cerebral venous thrombosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome: case report

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), a rare and life threatening complication of nephrotic syndrome, has a variable and non-specific presentation, posing diagnostic challenges. We describe a case of CVT in a Sierra Leonean child with nephrotic syndrome who was successfully treated for the condition des...

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Autores principales: Bhoobun, Shalinee, Jalloh, Alhaji Alusaine, Jacobsen, Kathryn H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3549447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23346271
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author Bhoobun, Shalinee
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description Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), a rare and life threatening complication of nephrotic syndrome, has a variable and non-specific presentation, posing diagnostic challenges. We describe a case of CVT in a Sierra Leonean child with nephrotic syndrome who was successfully treated for the condition despite the resource limitations of the hospital. This case highlights the importance of considering cerebral venous thrombosis as a complication of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in children presenting with neurological symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-35494472013-01-23 Cerebral venous thrombosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome: case report Bhoobun, Shalinee Jalloh, Alhaji Alusaine Jacobsen, Kathryn H Pan Afr Med J Case Report Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), a rare and life threatening complication of nephrotic syndrome, has a variable and non-specific presentation, posing diagnostic challenges. We describe a case of CVT in a Sierra Leonean child with nephrotic syndrome who was successfully treated for the condition despite the resource limitations of the hospital. This case highlights the importance of considering cerebral venous thrombosis as a complication of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in children presenting with neurological symptoms. The African Field Epidemiology Network 2012-11-19 /pmc/articles/PMC3549447/ /pubmed/23346271 Text en © Shalinee Bhoobun et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ The Pan African Medical Journal - ISSN 1937-8688. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Cerebral venous thrombosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome: case report
title Cerebral venous thrombosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome: case report
title_full Cerebral venous thrombosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome: case report
title_fullStr Cerebral venous thrombosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome: case report
title_full_unstemmed Cerebral venous thrombosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome: case report
title_short Cerebral venous thrombosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome: case report
title_sort cerebral venous thrombosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome: case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3549447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23346271
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