A comprehensive study was made of the hemostatic system in 25 children with the nephrotic syndrome and combined forms of glomerulonephritis. Hypercoagulation and a number of factors preventing thrombosis formation were revealed, namely the presence of so-called thrombin-resistant blocked fibrinogen, a rise of the total antithrombin potential at the expense of proteins differing from antithrombin III, sufficient reserves of plasminogen, and a moderate increase of fibrin degradation products.
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