Inherited and acquired causes renal vein thrombosis in an 11-year-old boy who was relieved after piperacillin-tazobactam and rivaroxaban treatment: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physiological hypercoagulability is a well-known condition in older populations, whereas thrombosis, especially in renal veins, is a rare occurrence in teenagers. This paper presents a pediatric case of renal venous infarction and thrombosis.

Case description

We report the case of an 11-year-old Chinese boy who presented with low back discomfort and was afraid to walk. Computed tomography (CT) revealed thrombosis in his renal veins and inferior vena cava. He was being treated for severe refractory mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP). He was treated with rivaroxaban and urokinase for thrombosis, and azithromycin for MPP. On day 2 after admission, his symptoms improved. Therefore, the dosage of rivaroxaban was decreased from 10 to 5 mg twice per day. On day 3 afte

SUBMITTER: Zhu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9253952 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature