A Case of Proteinuria Developing Secondary to Solitary Renal Vein Thrombosis Due to Oral Contraceptive Use

Year 2022, , 102 - 104, 01.04.2022

Ahmet Görünen , Mehmet Sezen , Abdülmecit Yıldız , Ayşegül Oruç , Kamil Dilek , Mustafa Güllülü , Mahmut Yavuz , Saide Güllülü , Alparslan Ersoy

https://doi.org/10.46310/tjim.1073663

Abstract

Renal vein thrombosis (RVT) is the presence of thrombi in major renal veins or their branches and is a rare clinical entity. RVT is one of the common thrombotic complications of nephrotic syndrome or renal cell carcinoma. Hormonal contraception can also rarely cause this complication. Herein, we presented a case of renal vein thrombosis accompanied by subnephrotic proteinuria after oral contraception.

Keywords

proteinuria, renal vein trombosis, oral contraception

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