Deep vein thrombosis in a tiler wearing tight knee pads.
Venous compression is a rare but accepted cause of Deep Venous Thrombosis. We report a case of DVT caused by extrinsic compression of the popliteal vein by constricting elasticated knee pads. The knee pads were worn at work by a Tiler who did not have any hypercoagulability disorder.
Lynch
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Department of Medicine, Sligo General Hospital. tadhglynch@hotmail.com
Corrigan
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Murray
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D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003020:Clothing; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D008297:Male; D009790:Occupations; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin