Engelsk titel: Systemic vascular leak syndrome
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Författare:
Juhl CB
;
Yderstraede KB
;
Kassem MS
Email: knud.yderstraede@ouh.fyns-amt.dk
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 6
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UI-nummer: 05041554
Sammanfattning
A fifty-one-year-old woman with chronic systemic vascular leak syndrome (CSVLS) presented with an increase in weight from 57 kg to 75 kg over three months. Treatment with loop diuretics produced no improvement in her condition. Extensive biochemical evaluation revealed no abnormalities. Bone marrow examination showed monoclonal gammopathy. This finding, combined with hypoalbuminaemia, haemoconcentration and generalized oedema, pointed to CSVLS. Treatment with steroids and terbutaline normalized the patient's body weight in three months. Her weight was stable six months after termination of treatment.