title: Left Hemibody Swelling in an HIV-Positive Patient with Congenital Heart Disease.
abstract: We report the case of a 50-year-old HIV-positive woman with a congenital cyanotic heart disease who developed left axillary, subclavian, and brachiocephalic vein thrombosis and left lower aortopulmonary collateral arterial thrombosis, presenting as left hemibody swelling. We also briefly overview the literature regarding upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (UEDVT). Given the absence of other risk factors, it was our firm believe that our patient's UEDVT was due to a hypercoagulable state associated with congestive heart failure (CHF) and HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marta's Hospital, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boattini
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Rita Barata
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.forename: Miguel Toscano
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Rico