Pulmonary embolism suspicion in a young female patient with the Paget-von Schrötter syndrome
Lewandowski, A.; Syska-Sumińska, J.; Dłuzniewski, M.ła.
Kardiologia Polska 66(9): 969-971
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-9032 PMID: 18924025 Document Number: 615587
Deep upper limbs veins thrombosis is a relatively rare condition in comparison to the lower limbs thrombosis. Most commonly occurs as a complication of major veins catheterisation. It may also be caused by stenosis of axillar or subclavian veins due to neoplastic infiltration, enlarged lymph nodes or congenital thrombophilia. The Paget-von Schrötter syndrome caused by exercise-induced thrombosis described in this case report is very infrequent.