Varma PP, Khurana H, Hooda AK, Marwaha V, Badwal S Renal thrombotic microangiopathy and cerebral venous thrombosis in a young man. [Journal Article] Natl Med J India 2007 Nov-Dec; 20(6):297-9.
We report a patient of primary catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome who presented with rapidly progressive renal failure and seizures. He was detected to have thrombotic microangiopathy on kidney biopsy and deep cerebral venous thrombosis. The patient was successfully managed with anticoagulants, steroids, plasmapheresis and cyclophosphamide.
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