Axillary vein thrombosis in adolescent onset systemic sclerosis.
A 16 year old girl with a two year history of systemic sclerosis developed left axillary vein thrombosis. Prolonged euglobulin clot lysis time, anti-endothelial cell antibodies, and raised von Willebrand factor antigen were shown.
Leak
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Section of Molecular Rheumatology, Haemostasis Research Group, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, UK.
Patel
K J
KJ
Tuddenham
E G
EG
Pearson
J D
JD
Woo
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P
D000293:Adolescent; D001367:Axillary Vein; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*