Multifocal Thrombophlebitis and Orbital Cellulitis

Case series Patients: Male, 76-year-old • Male, 73-year-old Final Diagnosis: Multifocal thrombophlebitis and celulitis Symptoms: Tender nodules Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Rheumatology OBJECTIVE: Rare co-existance of disease or pathology BACKGROUND: Multifocal superficial thrombophlebitis is a rare clinical manifestation with wide differential diagnosis in relation to the background disease. CASE REPORT: Here we report on 2 patients who presented with a systemic inflammatory response, multifocal thrombophlebitis, and orbital inflammation in whom a diagnosis of a defined background disease could not be established. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical pattern of our 2 cases might represent a distinctive, not yet defined systemic medical condition.