Girma Fitsum
All Africa Leprosy, TB Rehabilitation, Research and Training Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Pan Afr Med J. 2010 Jan 9;4:2. doi: 10.4314/pamj.v4i1.53614.
This case of upper extremity deep vein thrombosis is selected for case report as it is a rare form of deep vein thrombosis without a very well established treatment modality and prognosis. The objective of this study was to report the outcome of a 25 years old male patient with idiopathic upper extremity deep vein thrombosis treated conservatively with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and oral warfarin. The data sources used were patient interview, laboratory and radiology investigation results and patient charts. The patient had no apparent recurrence or complication for 3 years except the presence of occasional dull pain over the affected left upper extremity.
本例上肢深静脉血栓形成被选作病例报告,因为它是深静脉血栓形成的一种罕见形式,且尚无非常成熟的治疗方式和预后情况。本研究的目的是报告一名25岁男性特发性上肢深静脉血栓形成患者,采用低分子量肝素(LMWH)和口服华法林进行保守治疗的结果。所使用的资料来源为患者访谈、实验室及放射学检查结果以及患者病历。该患者3年来无明显复发或并发症,只是患侧左上肢偶尔有隐痛。