Phlegmasia cerulea dolens.
Phlegmasia dolens is a rare form of massive venous thrombosis of the lower extremities that is associated with a high degree of morbidity, including venous gangrene, compartment type syndrome, and arterial compromise. We report the sonographic findings in a patient who presented with phlegmasia dolens.
Bhatt
Shweta
S
Department of Radiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Wehbe
Charles
C
Dogra
Vikram S
VS
D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010690:Phlebography; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin; D006493:Heparin