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Year : 2021 | Volume
: 31
| Issue : 2 | Page : 187-189 |
Arterial thrombosis associated with factor V leiden mutation in a child with nephrotic syndrome
Vamsi Krishna Nagalla, Sree Bhushan Raju, Naga Raja Ramesh Bura
Department of Nephrology, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Correspondence Address:
Sree Bhushan Raju Department of Nephrology, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad - 500 082, Telangana India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijn.IJN_32_18
Thromboembolism remains a common complication of nephrotic syndrome (NS) in adults and a less common complication in children. Venous thrombosis is well recognized, but arterial thrombosis occurs less frequently and is seen primarily in children. We report a case of arterial thrombosis associated with factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation in a young girl with NS. Screening for inherited thrombophilias such as FVL mutation may be beneficial for NS patients with thromboembolic vascular events not explained by conventional risk factors.
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