Recurrent epistaxis revealing a non-catheter-related superior vena cava syndrome in a hemodialysis patient : unmasking undifferentiated connective tissue disease
Joint Authors
Dahmani, O.
Demarchi, P.
Sophoclis, C.
Abi-Iyad, K.
Belkhalfa, S./S. Belkhalfa
Djellid, J.
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 25, Issue 1 (28 Feb. 2014), pp.117-120, 4 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2014-02-28
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
- Patients
- Case studies
- Nose
- Diseases
- Connective tissues
- Dialysis catheter
- Hemodialysis
- Complications(Medicine)
- Hemorrhage
- Vena cava superior
Abstract EN
-We report a case of an 80-year-old Caucasian woman on maintenance hemodialysis for almost three years through a right-tunneled jugular catheter.
She presented with recurrent epistaxis for which she was periodically blood transfused despite erythropoietin therapy.
She continued manifesting epistaxis, which was progressively emerging as a sign related to superior vena cava syndrome due to mediastinal mass.
Laboratory investigations revealed active immunological abnormalities thereafter.
Malignant superior vena syndrome remains an uncommon complication in this population related to a history of or ongoing central vein catheterization.
Prolonged oozing from the vascular site was the first alerting sign of the existence of this syndrome.
We conclude that sometimes the transformation of undifferentiated connective tissue disease in the presence of epidermoid carcinoma of the superior mediastinum may be revealed during the use of catheters in dialysis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dahmani, O.& Demarchi, P.& Sophoclis, C.& Abi-Iyad, K.& Belkhalfa, S.; S. Belkhalfa& Djellid, J.. 2014. Recurrent epistaxis revealing a non-catheter-related superior vena cava syndrome in a hemodialysis patient : unmasking undifferentiated connective tissue disease. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 25, no. 1, pp.117-120.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Demarchi, P.…[et al.]. Recurrent epistaxis revealing a non-catheter-related superior vena cava syndrome in a hemodialysis patient : unmasking undifferentiated connective tissue disease. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 25, no. 1 (Jan. / Feb. 2014), pp.117-120.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Dahmani, O.& Demarchi, P.& Sophoclis, C.& Abi-Iyad, K.& Belkhalfa, S.; S. Belkhalfa& Djellid, J.. Recurrent epistaxis revealing a non-catheter-related superior vena cava syndrome in a hemodialysis patient : unmasking undifferentiated connective tissue disease. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2014. Vol. 25, no. 1, pp.117-120.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-356917
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 120
Record ID
BIM-356917