RENAL VEIN THROMBOSIS AT HIGH ALTITUDE

Though risk of venous thromboembolism in increased at high altitude, involvement of renal veins is rare. A 27-year-old soldier was evacuated from a height of 18000 feet after developing flank pain and haematuria. Ultrasound showed an enlarged left kidney and lack of flow in proximal renal vein. CT s...

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Auteurs principaux:	Abdul Rehman Arshad, Farrukh Islam, Mohsin Qayyum
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Publié:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2021
Sujets:	antiphospholipid syndrome thrombosis haematuria Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
Accès en ligne:	https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71iSuppl-1.2444 https://doaj.org/article/7c5162c6824e4d5fa1255d7ab69b12d8
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7c5162c6824e4d5fa1255d7ab69b12d82021-12-02T19:18:08ZRENAL VEIN THROMBOSIS AT HIGH ALTITUDEhttps://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71iSuppl-1.24440030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/7c5162c6824e4d5fa1255d7ab69b12d82021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/2444https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Though risk of venous thromboembolism in increased at high altitude, involvement of renal veins is rare. A 27-year-old soldier was evacuated from a height of 18000 feet after developing flank pain and haematuria. Ultrasound showed an enlarged left kidney and lack of flow in proximal renal vein. CT scan confirmed the presence of renal vein thrombus. Serum IgM Anti β-2 Glycoprotein I antibodies, IgG Anti β-2 Glycoprotein I antibodies and IgM anticardiolipin antibodies were detectable and the former two were present after three months also. Secondary causes of antiphospholipid syndrome were excluded. He was started on low molecular weight heparin and is now on lifelong oral anticoagulation with warfarin.Abdul Rehman ArshadFarrukh IslamMohsin QayyumArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticleantiphospholipid syndromethrombosishaematuriaMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 71, Iss SUPPL-1, Pp 283-285 (2021)
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spellingShingle	antiphospholipid syndrome thrombosis haematuria Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Abdul Rehman Arshad Farrukh Islam Mohsin Qayyum RENAL VEIN THROMBOSIS AT HIGH ALTITUDE
description	Though risk of venous thromboembolism in increased at high altitude, involvement of renal veins is rare. A 27-year-old soldier was evacuated from a height of 18000 feet after developing flank pain and haematuria. Ultrasound showed an enlarged left kidney and lack of flow in proximal renal vein. CT scan confirmed the presence of renal vein thrombus. Serum IgM Anti β-2 Glycoprotein I antibodies, IgG Anti β-2 Glycoprotein I antibodies and IgM anticardiolipin antibodies were detectable and the former two were present after three months also. Secondary causes of antiphospholipid syndrome were excluded. He was started on low molecular weight heparin and is now on lifelong oral anticoagulation with warfarin.
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author	Abdul Rehman Arshad Farrukh Islam Mohsin Qayyum
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title	RENAL VEIN THROMBOSIS AT HIGH ALTITUDE
title_short	RENAL VEIN THROMBOSIS AT HIGH ALTITUDE
title_full	RENAL VEIN THROMBOSIS AT HIGH ALTITUDE
title_fullStr	RENAL VEIN THROMBOSIS AT HIGH ALTITUDE
title_full_unstemmed	RENAL VEIN THROMBOSIS AT HIGH ALTITUDE
title_sort	renal vein thrombosis at high altitude
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2021
url	https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71iSuppl-1.2444 https://doaj.org/article/7c5162c6824e4d5fa1255d7ab69b12d8
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RENAL VEIN THROMBOSIS AT HIGH ALTITUDE

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