Phlegmasia cerulea dolens as the initial symptom of abdominal aortic aneurysm

Phlegmasia cerulea dolens is a serious condition and a result of central venous obstruction which can lead to venous gangrena and amputation of the affected limb. Multiple underlying conditions are described: malignant disease, trauma and hypercoagulable states such as heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, deficiency of protein C and antithrombin III. Phlegmasia cerulea dolens is also described as complication to insertion of a vena caval filter. We present a patient who developed phlegmasia cerulea dolens in his left lower limb as a result of an undiagnosed lumbal aortic aneurysm. To our knowledge this is the first report of phlegmasia cerulea dolens as the initial symptom of an abdominal aneurysm.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:119

Enthalten in:

Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke - 119(1999), 30 vom: 10. Dez., Seite 4460-1

Sprache:

Norwegisch

Weiterer Titel:

Phlegmasia cerulea dolens som debutsymptom på abdominalt aortaaneurisme

Beteiligte Personen:

Eggum, R [VerfasserIn]
Lie, B [VerfasserIn]
Stavis, P [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Case Reports
English Abstract
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.06.2000

Date Revised 16.07.2008

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM107528517