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Case Report
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| Spontaneous subclavian vein thrombosis — a source of pulmonary embolism in young man manifested by pleural effusion: A case report |
| Margita Belicová1, Hubert Poláček2 |
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1Department of Internal Clinic University Hospital, Kolarova 2, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia.
2Department of Radiologic Clinic University Hospital, Kollarova 2, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia. |
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doi:10.5348/ijcri-2012-06-139-CR-12
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Address correspondence to: Margita Belicová Department of Internal Clinic University Hospital Kolarova 2 036 59 Martin Slovakia Email: mbelicova@hotmail.com |
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| Belicová M, Poláček H. Spontaneous subclavian vein thrombosis — a source of pulmonary embolism in young man manifested by pleural effusion: A case report. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2012;3(6):50–53. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Spontaneous upper-extremity deep venous thrombosis is associated with exercise, occurs in young healthy individuals and can be source of pulmonary embolism.
Case Report: This case illustrates a 26-year-old Caucasian, left-handed, healthy man with overlooked subclavian vein thrombosis, which was source of pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism manifested with pleural effusion and at the beginning was treated as tuberculous pleuritis. Conclusion: In this case, pulmonary embolism manifested with repeating chest pain due to pleural effusion. Source of embolus was an overlooked left subclavian vein thrombosis. Underlying anatomical abnormalities in this case was adherent first and second ribs, causing compression of the subclavian vein. Incorrect diagnosis at the beginning was the cause of delayed treatment. | |
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Key Words:
Upper-extremity deep venous thrombosis, Paget-von schroetter syndrome, Pulmonary embolism
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Author Contributions:
Margita Belicová - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Hubert Poláček - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission:
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support:
None |
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Conflict of interest:
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright:
© Margita Belicová et al. 2012; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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