Case of Cancer of Pancreas, Accompanied by Phlegmasia Dolens

Phlegmasia cerulea dolens.

GANGRENE and eyanosis of an extremity, due to thrombophlebitis with massive venous occlusions, is an uncommon condition and is often confused with primary arterial oeclusive disease. With massive venous occlusion and the associated arterial venospasm the blood flow may be so impeded to an extremity that cyanosis and eventually gangrene may occur. The recognition of this is important, since this...

Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens

GANGRENE and eyanosis of an extremity, due to thrombophlebitis with massive venous occlusions, is an uncommon condition and is often confused with primary arterial oeclusive disease. With massive venous occlusion and the associated arterial venospasm the blood flow may be so impeded to an extremity that cyanosis and eventually gangrene may occur. The recognition of this is important, since this...

[Phlegmasia cerulea dolens].

BACKGROUND Herein we report a case of phlegmasia cerulea dolens, a form of venous thrombosis complicated by arterial ischaemia. PATIENTS AND METHODS A 69-year-old man presented a bilateral trophic condition of the lower limbs that had appeared 3 weeks earlier. The patient had a history of metastatic urothelial bladder carcinoma and arteritis. Clinical examination revealed right leg ulcers wit...

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