Hodgkin's disease causing a reversible nephrotic syndrome by compression of the inferior vena cava
✍ Scribed by W. F. Piessens; M. Zeicher
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1970
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1008 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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✦ Synopsis
A case of Hodgkin's disease, associated with a reversible nephrotic syndrome that was believed to be due to compression of the inferior vena cava and renal veins by pathologic lymph nodes, is reported. Association of the 2 conditions, pathologic findings, and pathogenesis are briefly discussed. Emphasis is placed on the inclusion in work-up of the nephrotic syndrome of inferior vena cava phlebography.
AUSES OF THE NEPHROTIC SYNDROME ARE
C many and varied. Examples of the syndrome have been reported in association with a variety of malignant tumors,zv 6 , ' ~ 241 including lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease.'. 9.13 However, the pathogenesis of the nephrotic syndrome occasionally observed in lymphoma is not always known. We report here a case of Hodgkin's disease where the nephrotic syndrome was believed to be due to reversible compression of the inferior vena cava by pathologic lymph nodes.
From the Service de M6decine et de Biologie Clinique (Prof. H. TAGNON), Institut Jules Bordet. Brussels.