title: Transient lymphadenopathy secondary to nephrotic syndrome.
abstract: Mediastinal lymphadenomegaly secondary to hypervolemia is an underdiagnosed tomographic finding. Herein we describe, in a patient with normal cardiac function, findings of pulmonary congestion associated to lymph node enlargement. The nephrotic syndrome causing hypoalbuminemia, low plasma colloid osmotic pressure and augmented transcapillary fluid leakage was the probable cause of the radiological findings.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração (Incor) - Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. meiradias@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Olívia Meira
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: André Nathan
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Carlos Roberto Ribeiro
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Ronaldo Adib
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kairalla
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D008875:Middle Aged; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*