title: Venous thromboembolism in pregnancy. A case report of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in puerperium.
abstract: The authors describe a case of DVT during pregnancy in a 41-year-old woman who had a normal haemocoagulative picture during pregnancy and in puerperium (PT, PTT, S protein, C protein, ATIII, xdp and fibrinogenous). All the haemocoagulative dosages were within the norm and compatible with the gestation period. Both homocysteine and antiphospholipid antibodies (mostly in puerperium) were always within normal limits. The authors believe that DVT occurs infrequently but it is also unforeseeable. Systematic heparin prophylaxis for seven to ten days, ante- and postpartum, can prevent this problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of L'Aquila (Italy).
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Stefano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Berardino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marsili
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coppola
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Patacchiola
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mascaretti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D013449:Sulfonamides; D014859:Warfarin; C028994:betamethasone sodium phosphate; D001623:Betamethasone; C012655:nimesulide