OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence of deep venous thrombosis in critically ill, Intensive Care Unit patients of Chinese ethnicity. DESIGN Prospective, observational study. SETTING Intensive Care Unit in a Hong Kong teaching hospital. PATIENTS Consecutive adult Chinese medical patients not receiving pharmacological or mechanical prophylaxis for deep venous thrombosis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASU...

Background: Deep vein thrombosis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. However, its association with adenomatous polyposis coli is extremely rare. Here we present an interesting case of deep vein thrombosis associated with adenomatous polyposis coli. Case Presentation: A 15 year old female who was having fever and diarrhea for 5 months developed bilateral asymmetric painful swell...

Hyperhomocysteinemia can cause cerebral venous thrombosis. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is one of the treatment options for cerebral venous thrombosis in selected cases. We present here a 7-year-old boy with homocysteinuria with stroke. MRI of brain showed cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. We successfully treated with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. He recovere...

The association between air travel and deep venous thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism "economy-class syndrome" is well described. However, this syndrome does not describe any association between long duration travel and arterial thrombosis or coexistence of venous and arterial thrombosis. We present a case of concomitant deep venous thrombosis, acute femoral artery thrombosis, and bilateral p...

A 20 year-old Turkish patient presented with superlor sagittal and lateral sinus thrombosis, The frequency of cerebral venous thrombosis generally is understimated and rnay be the first clinical manifestation. In case of intracranlal hypertension, cerebral venous thrombosis and Behgetbs disease should be tal[en into consideration, especially in the high risk population from Eastern Mediterranea...

Large clinical trials have shown that oral postmenopausal estrogen treatment does not provide overall clinical benefit in chronic disease prevention,1,2 and current recommendations suggest that it be prescribed for only short durations for relief of menopausal symptoms. Because these drugs provide effective relief of menopausal symptoms, and venous thrombosis is the most common adverse vascular...

BACKGROUND To study iliofemoral venous thrombosis related to iliofemoral venous obstruction in cancer patients. METHODS In this case series study, 829 cancer patients were surveyed for iliofemoral obstruction/thrombosis within 10 years. The criteria for inclusion were: (1) presence of unilateral lower-extremity swelling; (2) computed tomography (CT) scans showing a tumor with external compres...

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with internal jugular vein thrombosis is not reported as a complication in nephrotic syndrome. We report a 40-year-old male with nephrotic syndrome, who had headache during his hospitalization. Conventional diagnostic tests showed extensive thrombosis at the proximal part of superior sagittal sinus, left cortical vein, left sigmoid-transverse sinus and left inte...

We describe a fatal case of intracranial venous thrombosis occurring in early pregnancy. Such thrombosis usually occurs in late pregnancy or the puerperium but rarely during the first trimester of pregnancy. Computerized axial tomography suggested massive cerebral venous infarction. Necropsy findings showed not only cerebral venous thrombosis but also extensive pelvic and iliac vein thromboses....

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis has a wide spectrum of presentation. The clinical manifestation depends on the location of the thrombus, its rate of progression, and the extent of venous collateralization. In this case report, we present the findings of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting with abducens palsy and papilloedema in a patient with heart failure, an unusual etiology for cere...