A Case of Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome with Acute Submassive Pulmonary Thromboembolism Treated with Thrombolytic Therapy.

Autor:	Chu ST; Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.; Cardiovascular Center, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Han YH; Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.; Cardiovascular Center, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Koh JA; Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.; Cardiovascular Center, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Kim SJ; Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.; Cardiovascular Center, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Lee HC; Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.; Cardiovascular Center, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Kim SE; Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.; Cardiovascular Center, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Shin YC; Cardiovascular Center, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Sir JJ; Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.; Cardiovascular Center, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Choi SM; Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.; Cardiovascular Center, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Joo SB; Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.; Cardiovascular Center, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of cardiovascular ultrasound [J Cardiovasc Ultrasound] 2015 Dec; Vol. 23 (4), pp. 266-70. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Dec 30.
DOI:	10.4250/jcu.2015.23.4.266
Abstrakt:	Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome is a rare congenital mesodermal abnormality characterized by varicose veins, cutaneous hemangiomas, soft tissue and bony hypertrophy of limb. Potential complications such as deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism have not been reported in Korea to date. We demonstrate the case of a 48-year-old woman with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome with extensive varicose veins on right lower limb, hypertrophy of left big toe and basilar artery tip aneurysm, complicated with acute submassive pulmonary thromboembolism treated successfully with intravenous thrombolytic therapy.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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