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Title: | Spontaneous internal jugular vein thrombosis: A case report | Authors: | Serinken, Mustafa Karcioglu, O. Korkmaz, A. |
Keywords: | internal jugular vein venous thrombosis low molecular weight heparin sultamicillin warfarin adult anticoagulant therapy article case report computer assisted tomography echography female human internal jugular vein thrombosis vein thrombosis Adult Female Humans Jugular Veins Venous Thrombosis |
Abstract: | Internal jugular vein thrombosis (IJVT) is an elusive vascular disease that is rarely seen, with potentially lethal complications such as sepsis and pulmonary embolism. Spontaneous IJVT is considered when no apparent predisposing cause of thrombosis is present. A previously healthy, 31-year-old woman presented to the university-based emergency department because of painless swelling in the right anterior side of her neck. Physical examination revealed a painless, soft and immobile mass in the right anterior side of her neck beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle, without hyperemia or local heat. On ultrasonographic examination, a hyperechogenic mass was visualized around the thoracic entrance of the right internal jugular vein, which was suggestive of a thrombus. The patient was administered intravenous antibiotic and low-molecular-weight heparin followed by oral coumadin as anticoagulant therapy. Her complaints were relieved within 5 days. She was completely well after 6 months. Venous thrombosis generally results from impaired blood flow locally or systemically that leads to activation of coagulation. Primary care physicians should sustain a high index of suspicion in patients who present with undiagnosed swelling in the neck, or other signs and symptoms attributed to IJVT. © 2010 Elsevier. All rights reserved. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11499/6230 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1607-551X(10)70104-2 |
ISSN: | 1607-551X |
Appears in Collections: | PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection Tıp Fakültesi Koleksiyonu WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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