Case report of Mondor disease in a 49-year-old Albanian woman

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INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Mondor Disease is superficial thrombophlebitis mostly located in the thoracic-abdominal wall, mid-upper arm, and penis. The disease can affect all people over 30 years old regardless of race, ethnicity but affects women more than men. The importance of this study case consists on being the first reported case of Mondor Disease in Albania.

CASE PRESENTATION: In this study, a case of superficial thrombophlebitis affecting the thoraco-epigastric veins in the right chest wall is reported. Evidence of a palpable cord in the inferior outer quadrant of the breast was noted. The patient, a 49-year-old female who has been in menopause from March of 2021, presented with chest pain ought to two months of exaggerated physical activity.

CLINICAL DISCUSSION: A detailed subjective and objective examination was performed. All laboratory data, including tests for COVID-19, showed normal range value except ESR. For 2 weeks under treatment with Ibuprofen, the chest pain was subsided but the palpable cord in the chest wall was persistent.

CONCLUSION: Reviewing the literature and after the Color Doppler examination it has been concluded in this diagnose. It was difficult to determine the diagnosis because of no previous experience with such clinical case.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:117

Enthalten in:

International journal of surgery case reports - 117(2024) vom: 05. Apr., Seite 109493

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shabani, Zamira [VerfasserIn]
Pllumi Guli, Arketa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Case report
Chest wall
Mondor disease
Pain
Thrombophlebitis

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Date Revised 06.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.109493

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NLM369833023