Renal thrombotic microangiopathy and cerebral venous thrombosis in a young man.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
We report a patient of primary catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome who presented with rapidly progressive renal failure and seizures. He was detected to have thrombotic microangiopathy on kidney biopsy and deep cerebral venous thrombosis. The patient was successfully managed with anticoagulants, steroids, plasmapheresis and cyclophosphamide.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Steroids
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Brain Diseases
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Humans
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Male
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Plasmapheresis
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Antiphospholipid Syndrome
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Disease Progression
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Adult
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Venous Thrombosis
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Cyclophosphamide
Language:
English
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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