Open AccessSuccessful Catheter-Directed Venous Thrombolysis in an Ankylosing Spondylitis Patient with Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens
Author(s) -
Hadi Rokni Yazdi,
Nematollah Rostami,
Homa Hakimian,
Mehdi Mohammadifar,
Mahsa Ghajarzadeh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
iranian journal of radiology./iranian journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.12
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2008-2711
pISSN - 1735-1065
DOI - 10.5812/iranjradiol.11748
Subject(s) - medicine , ankylosing spondylitis , gangrene , deep vein , surgery , thrombolysis , thrombosis , venous thrombosis , spondylitis , myocardial infarction
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory rheumatic disease. Phlegmasia cerulea dolens is a severe form of deep vein thrombosis characterized by swelling, pain, and bluish discoloration. Treatment delay may cause venous gangrene, tissue ischemia, limb loss or death. Here, we present an AS case who presented with phlegmasia cerulea dolens and treated by catheter-directed thrombolysis.