Renovascular hypertension due to antithrombin deficiency in childhood

Pediatr Nephrol. 2004 Nov;19(11):1294-6. doi: 10.1007/s00467-004-1592-z.

Abstract

Inherited antithrombin deficiency generally causes a predisposition toward vascular thrombus above the age of 15 years. A 1-year-old boy developed renal hypertension caused by renal artery obstruction due to thrombus formation. This thrombus formation was attributed to antithrombin deficiency caused by a novel SERPINCI gene mutation (AT III Akita, M352R). This suggests that antithrombin deficiency can cause renal artery obstruction, inducing renal hypertension through vascular thrombosis even in children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antithrombin III Deficiency / complications*
  • Antithrombin III Deficiency / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Renovascular / genetics*
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Mutation
  • Renal Artery Obstruction / etiology*
  • Renal Artery Obstruction / genetics
  • Serpins / genetics
  • Thrombosis / genetics*

Substances

  • Serpins