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Rev. méd. Chile
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125(4): 451-6, abr. 1997. ilus
Artigo
em Espanhol
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RESUMO
Inferior vena cava thrombosis is infrequent and in 30 percent of cases, the potential cause is an alteration of the natural anticoagulant protein system. We report a 18 years old male with an inferior vena cava thrombosis that was associated to a protein C deficiency. He was successfully treated with an infusion of intravenous streptokinase during 30 hours and intravenous heparin during 10 days, followed by oral anticoagulation therapy