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Table 2 A summary of case reports documenting MVT in patients with nephrotic syndrome

From: Isolated superior mesenteric vein thrombosis in an adult with nephrotic syndrome due to minimal change disease: a case report

Ref.

Age

Sex

Onset

Clinical presentation

Thrombosis involvement

Creatinine

Proteinuria

Serum albumin

Renal biopsy

[6]

46

M

At diagnosis

Abdominal pain, abdominal fullness

Portal, splenic, and mesenteric veins

1.58 mg/dL

24-HUP: 24.15 g/day

22 g/L

MCD

[7]

25

M

At relapse

Abdominal distension, bloody diarrhea

Superior mesenteric vein

1.4 mg/dL

Unknown

15 g/L

MCD

[11]

31

M

At relapse

Abdominal pain, vomiting

Portal, splenic, and superior mesenteric veins

0.96 mg/dL

UPCR: 4353 mg/g

16 g/L

MCD

[12]

19

M

At relapse

Abdominal pain, bilateral peripheral edema, foamy urine

Superior mesenteric vein

1.03 mg/dL

24-HUP: 17.19 g/day

16 g/L

FSGS

[13]

19

M

At relapse

Abdominal distension, bilateral lower leg edema

Portal, superior mesenteric, and inferior mesenteric veins

0.75 mg/dL

24-HUP (at time of diagnosis): 6.68 mg/day

7 g/L

MPG

[14]

53

M

At diagnosis

Abdominal pain, bilateral lower leg edema, watery diarrhea

Portal and superior mesenteric veins

0.7 mg/dL

24-HUP: 5.29 g/day

21 g/L

MCD

[15]

12

M

At relapse

Abdominal pain and distension, facial puffiness, oliguria

Portal and superior mesenteric veins

0.93 mg/dL

24-HUP: 5.5 g/day

18 g/L

MPG

[15]

13

M

At relapse

Abdominal pain, vomiting, facial puffiness, oliguria

Portal and superior mesenteric veins

2.7 mg/dL

24-HUP: 3.5 g/day

17 g/L

FSGS

[16]

26

M

At relapse

Abdominal pain and distension, bilateral lower leg edema

Portal and superior mesenteric veins

1.2 mg/dL

SUP: 500 mg/dL

10 g/L

MCD

[29]

56

M

At relapse

Abdominal pain

Portal, splenic, and superior mesenteric veins

Unknown

24-HUP: 10.5/day

25 g/L

FSGS

[30]

41

M

At relapse

Abdominal pain, vomiting, oliguria

Portal, splenic, mesenteric veins

3.8 mg/dL

SUP: 250 mg/dL

17 g/L

MCD

[31]

52

M

At diagnosis

Abdominal pain and distension, oliguria

Portal and superior mesenteric veins

1.1 mg/dL

24-HUP: 3.467 g/day

17 g/L

Not done

[32]

18

M

At diagnosis

Abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea

Portal, splenic, and superior mesenteric veins

1.56 mg/dL

24-HUP: 15.28 g/day

14.6 g/L

MCD

Our case

25

M

At diagnosis

Abdominal pain, vomiting

Superior mesenteric vein

4.88 mg/dL

24-HUP:  > 15 g/day

11.6 g/L

MCD

  1. M male, 24-HUP 24-hour urine protein, SUP spot urine protein, UPCR urine protein creatinine ratio, MCD minimal change disease, FSGS focal-segmental glomerulosclerosis, MPG mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis