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Renal venous thrombosis in a newborn with prothrombotic risk factors.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Sept 2009
Muwakkit Samar A, Saab Raya, Sanjad Sami A, Bhar Saleh I, Ishak Rim S, Samad Zeina A, Chan Anthony K, Abboud Miguel R
Abstract excerpt
Renal venous thrombosis (RVT) is a rare but a well recognized entity in children and neonates. The clinical signs of neonatal RVT include hypertension, enlarged kidney(s), hematuria, renal insufficiency, proteinuria, thrombocytopenia, or all. Persisting impairment of kidney function and hypertension are serious and common complications in patients with RVT. Risk factors for the development of RVT include maternal...
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