Case Reports : A case of common iliac vein stenosis with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism in minimal change of nephrotic syndrome

Yun Ah Choi,

Korean J Med > Volume 70(2); 2006 > Article

Original Article

The Korean Journal of Medicine 2006;70(2):278-283.

Case Reports : A case of common iliac vein stenosis with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism in minimal change of nephrotic syndrome

Yun Ah Choi

한림의대 한강성심병원 내과

증례 : 미세변화신증에서 우측 대퇴 정맥 삽관에 의한 총장골정맥협착증과 동반된 심부정맥혈전증 및 폐색전증 1예

최윤아

Abstract

Thromboembolism is one of the main complications of nephrotic syndrome. Hypercoagulability is known as the principal contributing factor in the pathophysiologic mechanism. There are many reports of thromboembolism in patients with nephrotic syndrome. However, few cases were accompanied by large vein stenosis. We reported the unusal case of nephrotic syndrome with thepulmonary thromboembolism, Rt deep vein thrombosis and Rt common iliac vein stenosis.(Korean J Med 70:S278-S283, 2006) Key Words : Nephrotic syndrome, minimal change, Pulmonary thromboembolism, Deep vein thrombosis