A Case of Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens as a Complication Caused by Placement of Inferior Vena Cava Filter / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
; : 225-229, 2008.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-25462
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ABSTRACT
Inferior vena cava filters are increasingly being used as an alternative to anticoagulation therapy for the prevention of pulmonary embolism. However, using an Inferior vena cava filter may result in clinically significant complications. Phlegmasia cerulea dolens is a rare disease that presents with acute complete venous occlusion due to extensive thrombosis in the lower extremity. It is characterized by intense pain, edema, decreased pulses and a cyanotic extremity. We report here on a case of phlegmasia cerulea dolens that was accompanied with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) as a complication of the placement of an inferior vena cava filter in a patient who had been previously diagnosed with pulmonary embolism, and the patient had recently developed a cerebral hemorrhage due to a traffic accident.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.6: Reduce deaths and the trauma caused by road accidents
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pulmonary Embolism
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Thrombosis
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Vena Cava, Inferior
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Accidents, Traffic
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Cerebral Hemorrhage
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Vena Cava Filters
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Lower Extremity
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Rare Diseases
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
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Edema
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article