[Spontaneous internal jugular vein thrombosis complicating chronic pulmonary disease].
Spontaneous internal jugular thrombosis is a rare vascular disorder. It usually occurs as a result of external pressure due to a tumor, infection or as a result of damage to the vessel wall after trauma or central venous catheterization. We report a 35-year-old woman who suffered from severe pulmonary hypertension due to chronic cystic lung disease. She was admitted due to sudden, severe, right-sided neck pain. Internal jugular occlusion by a thrombus was demonstrated by ultrasound and CT-scans but no apparent cause was found. We postulated that the important factors in the development of her thrombosis were stasis due to pulmonary hypertension and high blood viscosity.
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Dept. of Medicine B, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba.
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Avnon
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D000328:Adult; D001809:Blood Viscosity; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology