Pulmonary thromboembolism in a patient with myotonic dystrophy type 1.
Thromboembolism is a rare complication in patients with myotonic dystrophy. While immobilization of patients with advanced disease predisposes to high risk for venous thromboembolism, hypercoagulability could account for venous thromboembolism in patients without impaired mobilization. We report a patient with myotonic dystrophy type 1 who developed pulmonary thromboembolism unrelated to immobilization.
Department of Neurology Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, South Korea.
Joong-Yang
JY
Cho
So-Young
SY
Seo
Yong-Jin
YJ
Cho
Keun-Sik
KS
Hong
Hee Kyung
HK
Park
Ju Hyun
JH
Lee
Sung-Soon
SS
Lee
Hypercoagulability; myotonic dystrophy; pulmonary thromboembolism