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Case Reports
. 2010 Jan 9:4:2.
doi: 10.4314/pamj.v4i1.53614.

Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis in a 25 year old apparently healthy man

Fitsum Girma  1
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Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis in a 25 year old apparently healthy man

Fitsum Girma. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

This case of upper extremity deep vein thrombosis is selected for case report as it is a rare form of deep vein thrombosis without a very well established treatment modality and prognosis. The objective of this study was to report the outcome of a 25 years old male patient with idiopathic upper extremity deep vein thrombosis treated conservatively with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and oral warfarin. The data sources used were patient interview, laboratory and radiology investigation results and patient charts. The patient had no apparent recurrence or complication for 3 years except the presence of occasional dull pain over the affected left upper extremity.

Keywords: Deep vein thrombosis; Paget-Schroetter syndrome; axillary vein; subclavian vein.

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