MONDORS-DISEASE AS FIRST THROMBOTIC EVENT IN HEREDITARY PROTEIN-C DEFICIENCY AND ANTICARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODIES

Authors
WESTER JPJ KUENEN BC MEUWISSEN OJAT DEMAAT CEM
Citation
Jpj. Wester et al., MONDORS-DISEASE AS FIRST THROMBOTIC EVENT IN HEREDITARY PROTEIN-C DEFICIENCY AND ANTICARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODIES, Netherlands journal of medicine, 50(2), 1997, pp. 85-87
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Netherlands journal of medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
03002977
Volume
50
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
85 - 87
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-2977(1997)50:2<85:MAFTEI>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A 45-year-old Caucasian woman presented with superficial thrombophlebi tis of the right arm and right anterior thoracic wall after bilateral breast surgery followed by spontaneous left anterior thoracic vein thr ombophlebitis 3 months later. Besides breast surgery and use of oral c ontraceptives, hereditary protein C deficiency and anticardiolipin ant ibodies were found as causes for this bilateral Mondor's disease.