ACUTE venous thrombosis and its conmplilAw eations continue to be a challenging problem to the physician. Ineomplete understanding of the pathogenetic mechanisms, lack of objective measures for diagnosis, and differences of opinion coneerning therapy are parts of this problem. These difficulties, however, should not discourage the physician in his attempts to diagnose and treat venous thrombo-e...

Mesenteric venous thrombophlebitis represents a very rare complication of acute appendicitis. Based on the findings of a 45-year-old patient with mesenteric venous thrombophlebitis due to acute appendicitis, we herein describe the diagnostic difficulties and therapeutic options in this uncommon disease. The treatment in our case consisted of simple appendectomy and perioperative anticoagulation...

Headache of subacute onset, associated with other signs of increased intracranial pressure, represents the most frequent symptom of cerebral thrombophlebitis. We report a case of subarachnoid hemorrhage as a rare presentation of cerebral thrombophlebitis. Unfractionated intravenous heparin treatment resulted in resolution of subarachnoid hemorrhage on control brain CT scan and quick clinical re...

ACUTE venous thrombosis and its conmplilAw eations continue to be a challenging problem to the physician. Ineomplete understanding of the pathogenetic mechanisms, lack of objective measures for diagnosis, and differences of opinion coneerning therapy are parts of this problem. These difficulties, however, should not discourage the physician in his attempts to diagnose and treat venous thrombo-e...

Two patients with serologically proven secondary syphilis also showed multifocal superficial thrombophlebitis. All manifestations cleared when appropriate antisyphilitic treatment was instituted. Although Treponema pallidum could not be demonstrated in the thrombophlebitic veins, the organism was considered responsible, either directly or indirectly. Multifocal superficial thrombophlebitis shou...

background: brucellosis can involve almost any organ system and may present with a broad spectrum of clinical presentations. in this study we present a case of deep vein thrombosis due to human brucellosis. case presentation: a 15 year old boy presented acute pain and swelling in his left thigh. when admitted to the hospital in june 2011, he complained of fever, chills and lowers extremity pain...

Antibiotics, heparin, and several surgical interventions have been used in various combinations for the treatment of septic thrombophlebitis, but the optimal management remains unclear. There are limited data from comparative trials studying this issue. Specifically, only one randomized controlled trial was conducted, while the rest of the evidence comes from case series and case reports. The r...