RT Book, Section
A1 Carman, Teresa L.
A2 Dean, Steven M.
A2 Satiani, Bhagwan
A2 Abraham, William T.
SR Print(0)
ID 1105291231
T1 ACUTE SUPERFICIAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS: EVALUATION AND TREATMENT
T2 Color Atlas and Synopsis of Vascular Diseases
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071749541
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105291231
RD 2024/04/24
AB A  74-year-old  man  presents  with  acute  erythema,  pain,  and  tenderness  along  the  medial  aspect  of  his  thigh  and  knee.  He  was  recently  hospitalized  with  proximal  calf  cellulitis,  but  the  pain  and  distribution  of  these  clinical  findings  are  different.  He  has  a  history  of  calf  deep  venous  thrombosis  (DVT)  approximately  10  years  ago.  Duplex  ultrasound  demonstrates  thrombus  within  the  great  saphenous  vein  (GSV).  He  is  initially  managed  conservatively  with  nonsteroidal  agents.  On  repeat  duplex  ultrasound,  he  is  found  to  have  proximal  propagation  into  the  common  femoral  vein  junction.  Anticoagulation  is  initiated  for  approximately  3  months.  He  does  well  and  ultimately  undergoes  GSV  ablation.