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An Atypical Case of Morbid Obesity, Presenting With Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

Extreme obesity or Class III obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 kg/m(2) and is invariably associated with a marked increase in morbidity and mortality. Our patient is a 36-year-old male wrestler, with a BMI of 63.53 kg/m(2), and has been suffering from recurrent deep vein...

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Autores principales: Chitkara, Akshit, Saad, Abdulhassan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7482992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32923250
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9650
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description Extreme obesity or Class III obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 kg/m(2) and is invariably associated with a marked increase in morbidity and mortality. Our patient is a 36-year-old male wrestler, with a BMI of 63.53 kg/m(2), and has been suffering from recurrent deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism, osteoarthritis of both knees, obstructive sleep apnea, insulin-dependent type ll diabetes mellitus, fungal infections, pulmonary hypertension, neuropathy, and foot ulcers. He has been subjected to multiple surgeries and interventions, primarily because of his profession. He presents to us with pain in his chest and in his left leg for the past two days. Extreme obesity is a global health problem and has acquired the level of a pandemic. This case emphasizes the role of early detection and management of extreme obesity and its complications.
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spelling pubmed-74829922020-09-12 An Atypical Case of Morbid Obesity, Presenting With Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Chitkara, Akshit Saad, Abdulhassan Cureus Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery Extreme obesity or Class III obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 kg/m(2) and is invariably associated with a marked increase in morbidity and mortality. Our patient is a 36-year-old male wrestler, with a BMI of 63.53 kg/m(2), and has been suffering from recurrent deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism, osteoarthritis of both knees, obstructive sleep apnea, insulin-dependent type ll diabetes mellitus, fungal infections, pulmonary hypertension, neuropathy, and foot ulcers. He has been subjected to multiple surgeries and interventions, primarily because of his profession. He presents to us with pain in his chest and in his left leg for the past two days. Extreme obesity is a global health problem and has acquired the level of a pandemic. This case emphasizes the role of early detection and management of extreme obesity and its complications. Cureus 2020-08-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7482992/ /pubmed/32923250 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9650 Text en Copyright © 2020, Chitkara et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_full An Atypical Case of Morbid Obesity, Presenting With Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
title_fullStr An Atypical Case of Morbid Obesity, Presenting With Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
title_full_unstemmed An Atypical Case of Morbid Obesity, Presenting With Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
title_short An Atypical Case of Morbid Obesity, Presenting With Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
title_sort atypical case of morbid obesity, presenting with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
topic Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7482992/
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