background: breast cancer is the most common type of malignancy in the female population, rarely is reported by thromboembolic events during the course of the disease. in this case, we present a rare case of breast cancer presenting as deep vein thrombosis of the axillary vein.case presentation: a 40-year- old female was admitted due to pain and swelling of her right arm and forearm of two mont...

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...

background: deep vein thrombosis (dvt) can be an ethnicity related disease and an important health issue for health-care systems. thus, domestic recognition of risk factors and disease characteristics seem to be inevitable. this study was designed to evaluate the epidemiology, basic characteristics, and risk factors in patients with dvt. materials and methods: in this descriptive cross-sectiona...

backgrounds: there are controversies among surgeons about prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis (dvt) in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. the aim of this study was the assessment of patients’ condition after laparoscopic cholecystectomy without any prophylactic measure. methods: 100 cases of laparoscopic cholecystectomy without dvt prophylaxis were followed by duplex scanning in the first postoperat...

background: eosinophilic gastroenteritis (eg) is rare and is characterized by recurrent eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract and chronic diarrhea. in this report we present a case of eg with acute pancreatitis and deep vein thrombosis (dvt). case presentation: a 30 years old male was admitted to our hospital with the complaints of epigastric pain, vomitting and swelling of hi...

Background: Because deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is one of the most common problems in the intensive care unit, it may lead to complecating the patient's general condition. This study aimed to investigate the predictive factors of DVT in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Amin hospital in Isfahan. Methods: In this retrospective study, all the records of patients admitted to th...

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Background: Venous thromboembolism, which comprises deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with cancer. The aim of the present study was to report a rare presentation of arterial thrombosis after venous thrombosis in a patient with gastric cancer. Report of the Case: A 45 year-old female patient with locally advanced gas...

introduction deep vein thrombosis is one of the most important complications in patients with spinal cord injury. this study compares the effects of mechanical prophylaxis with or without pharmacological prophylaxis on prevention of deep vein thrombosis in patients with spinal cord injury. materials and methods we conducted a double blind clinical trial study with 75 cases. these patients were ...