Affiliations: Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Mehta Children's
Hospital, Chennai, India | Department of Pediatric Neurology, Mehta Children's
Hospital, Chennai, India
Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Mahalingam Vijayakumar, Mehta Children's
Hospitals, No.2(e) Mc Nichols Road, 3rd Lane, Chetput, Chennai 600 031,
Tamilnadu, India. E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: A 3-year-old male child with steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome
under remission after daily dose of steroids for relapse and on alternate day
steroids developed cerebral venous thrombosis and was treated successfully.
Inherited prothrombotic risk factors were evaluated and were normal. Child is
kept on anticoagulation therapy and is under follow-up.