Case report: thrombosis of the inferior vena cava--an unusual presentation of protein C deficiency.
In children, venous thrombosis is uncommon and this is true particularly for one of the inferior vena cava. Recurrent superficial venous thrombosis is a well-recognized presenting symptom of Protein C deficiency but thrombosis of the inferior vena cava as the initial manifestation of this condition has only rarely been reported. We present a case of a 13-year-old boy in whom the first indication of Protein C deficiency was an isolated thrombosis in the intra-hepatic inferior vena cava noted on a routine ultrasound examination.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, Carshalton, Surrey.
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Warren
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Cook
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020151:Protein C Deficiency; D011859:Radiography; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging