34 year old female with swelling of legs

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Case history :

34 year old female came to the casualty with the complaints of

Swelling in both the legs since 7 days
Abdominal distension since 7 days

History of present illness :

She was apparently asymptomatic 1 week ago then she developed swelling in both the legs suddenly upto the knee .It was sudden in onset, non progressive, pitting type of edema
She developed abdominal distension 6 days ago at the same time as swelling of legs which worsened for the past 2 days before admission 
She is having constipation since 3 days

She has decreased urine output for the past 1 day
She had burning micturiturition ,hematuria, frothy urine
H/o vomitings 4-5 episodes since 1 day which was non-projectile,non-bilious
History of bilateral lumbar pain which was non-radiating

Past history :


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