Bilateral axillary arterial obstruction

Bilateral axillary vein thrombosis.

UPPER limb thrombosis accounts for only one per cent of all deep vein thromboses.' This may be because there are fewer valves in the arm veins, along with increased fibrinolytic activity and decreased hydrostatic pressure.2 The aetiology is primary and secondary. The primary cause is thought to be mechanical due to anatomical factors in that the axillary vein passes through a triangle composed ...

Bilateral aberrant axillary breast tissue.

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol | November-December 2009 | Vol 75 | Issue 6 Polymastia means the accessory breast glandular tissue with or without nipple and areola.[1] The presence of an extra nipple (polythelia) and breast (polymastia) is not uncommon.[2] Between 1 and 5% of men and women have polythelia or, less frequently, polymastia. Most cases are sporadic, but approximately 6% are fami...

Unilateral Renal Arterial Obstruction

Intermittent axillary vein obstruction in a competitive canoeist.

The case is reported of a competitive canoeist with intermittent axillary vein obstruction secondary to shoulder girdle muscle hypertrophy. The anatomy of the axilla, pathology of the axillary vein, and reported cases of sports injuries involving the axillary vein are discussed. This would appear to be the first report of such an occurrence in a canoeist.

Rhinoscleroma causing severe bilateral nasal obstruction.

Rhinoscleroma is a chronic, infectious and granulomatous disease of the respiratory tract. There is often a delay in diagnosis due to unfamiliarity with the disease and also because culture is not always positive. We report a case in a 26-year-old woman with granular mass obstructing bilateral nasal cavities and causing breathing difficulty. Histopathological examination showed characteristic M...