Successful Catheter-Directed Venous Thrombolysis in an Ankylosing Spondylitis Patient with Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory rheumatic disease. Phlegmasia cerulea dolens is a severe form of deep vein thrombosis characterized by swelling, pain, and bluish discoloration. Treatment delay may cause venous gangrene, tissue ischemia, limb loss or death. Here, we present an AS case...

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Autores principales: Rokni Yazdi, Hadi, Rostami, Nematollah, Hakimian, Homa, Mohammadifar, Mehdi, Ghajarzadeh, Mahsa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kowsar 2013
Materias:
Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3767019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24046784
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.11748
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Sumario:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory rheumatic disease. Phlegmasia cerulea dolens is a severe form of deep vein thrombosis characterized by swelling, pain, and bluish discoloration. Treatment delay may cause venous gangrene, tissue ischemia, limb loss or death. Here, we present an AS case who presented with phlegmasia cerulea dolens and treated by catheter-directed thrombolysis.

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