Axillary vein thrombosis in a female backpacker: Paget-Schroetter syndrome.
In 1875 Sir James Paget reported the first case of primary axillary vein thrombosis. Since then numerous reports of axillary vein thrombosis have appeared citing various initiating events and possible causes. We report here a patient with axillary vein thrombosis. The thrombosis appears to have been provoked by carrying a backpack.
Department of Radiological Sciences and Diagnostic Imaging, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta.
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Kolodinsky
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Brandschwei
D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001367:Axillary Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*