title: [Phlebitis of the arm. Apropos of 45 cases].
abstract: We report in this retrospective study the data of 45 patients presenting with deep venous thrombosis of the upper extremities. This includes: 22 phlebitis due to strains, 3 traumatic phlebitis, 3 phlebitis combined with an adjacent injury, 7 phlebitis following endovenous therapeutic procedures and 10 spontaneous phlebitis (4 during adjacent medical pathologies), 3 pulmonary embolisms, including a septic one are thus demonstrated. No patient died. The follow-up date of 12 patients out of 32 exhibiting a spontaneous phlebitis or phlebitis due to a thoracic outlet syndrome have been documented: 25 p. 100 of them still presented with severe injuries. All patients underwent heparin therapy, but no fibrinolytic. A surgical procedure of the thoracic outlet syndrome was performed, when liable to the disease. Data of this series was then compared with those of previous reports on the subject.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Phlébites du membre supérieur. A propos de 45 observations.