Renal vein thrombosis in cases of polyarteritis nodosa and of the Henoch-Schoenlein syndrome.
The occurrence of renal vein thrombosis in a case each of polyarteritis nodosa and the Henoch-Schoenlein syndrome is reported. It is suggested that obliteration of the arterioles that supply the walls of the veins may have initiated the venous thrombosis in these two cases.
D000293:Adolescent; D004064:Digestive System / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications*; D011693:Purpura / Q000150:complications*; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000473:pathology; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology