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| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 1999 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 120-2 |
Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis: a rare complication of nephrotic syndrome.
MS Tullu, CT Deshmukh, SU Save, BK Bhoite, BA Bharucha
Department of Paediatrics, Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Mumbai, India. , India
Correspondence Address:
M S Tullu
Department of Paediatrics, Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Mumbai, India.
India
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PMID: 0010734351 
A two and half year-old-male child, known case of steroid responsive nephrotic syndrome presented with fever and vomiting of acute onset. He was diagnosed to have superior sagittal sinus thrombosis on a contrast computerised tomographic scan of brain. Recovery was complete without anticoagulant therapy. Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis is an extremely rare complication of nephrotic syndrome.
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