Phlegmasia cerulea dolens: case report on a HIV-AIDS patient in a sub-saharian semi-urban practice

Venous thromboembolism has also become a major health concern in sub-saharian Africa. Studies addressing at this issue are rare in Cameroon. Thus, the case reported here presents singular characteristics: its clinical form, phlegmasia cerulea dolens, a severe but uncommon complication of venous thro...

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Autores principales: Abah, Joseph Pierre, Menanga, Alain, Njoyo, Laah, Ze Minkande, Josephine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4391905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25870737
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.19.282.4385
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Sumario:Venous thromboembolism has also become a major health concern in sub-saharian Africa. Studies addressing at this issue are rare in Cameroon. Thus, the case reported here presents singular characteristics: its clinical form, phlegmasia cerulea dolens, a severe but uncommon complication of venous thromboembolism; and its infrequent recorded triggering factor, HIV-AIDS.

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