Thrombosis of the inferior vena cava in the anti-phospholipid syndrome.
Thrombosis of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is a rare complication of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). We report a case of IVC thrombosis in a 27 year-old female who was anticoagulated at the time and who had a history of recurrent deep venous thromboses (DVT), thrombocytopenia and antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL).
Rheumatology Unit, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior