title: Phlegmasia cerulea dolens as a complication of deep vein thrombosis in a man with primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
abstract: We report here the occurrence of phlegmasia cerulea dolens of both lower extremities as a complication of massive deep vein thrombosis in a 37-year-old man with primary antiphospholipid syndrome. The patient had no history of thromboembolic events or any comorbidities. Clinical and laboratory evaluation revealed a strong positive lupus anticoagulant as the unique thrombotic risk factor. In the literature, there is a single case of phlegmasia cerulea dolens as a complication of deep vein thrombosis in an obese woman with a history of thrombosis. We show that phlegmasia may occur in a previously healthy man with positive lupus anticoagulant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Krakow, Poland. agnieszka@padjas.pl
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Padjas
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brzezinska-Kolarz
authors.forename: Anetta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Undas
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Musial
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor