Vena cava thrombosis associated with nephrotic syndrome in the puerperal gestational cycle.
BACKGROUND
The puerperal gestational cycle is accompanied by a state of physiological hypercoagulability. Thromboembolic phenomena may occur at this time.


OBJECTIVE
To report on a clinic case involving a patient that presented a family history of thromboembolism and developed deep vein thrombosis in a lower limb and vena cava thrombosis during the puerperal gestational cycle, displaying nephrotic syndrome as the main complication.


METHODS
Case report.
Araújo
M P
MP
Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil.
Gonçalves
C
C
Gonçalves
R
R
Braga Júnior
J W
JW
Peterson
T V
TV
Atallah
A N
AN
Sato
E I
EI
Trevisani
V F
VF
D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000648:ultrastructure; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy