Spermatic vein thrombosis with lupus anticoagulant, a cause of acute inguinal pain: a case report

Autor: Mohammed Aynaou, Tarik Mhanna, Amine Elhoumaidi, Paapa Dua Boateng, Ali Barki
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 36, Iss 125 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.125.20448
Popis: Patients with lupus anticoagulants are at high risk of systemic arterial and venous thrombosis and arterial stroke. We present an unusual case of a young man presenting inguinal pain. Doppler ultrasound revealed spermatic vein thrombosis on the left side. Hematologic workup revealed positive lupus anticoagulant. The patient was treated with therapeutic heparin.
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