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Thrombosis in a duplicated superficial femoral vein in a patient with haemophilia A
Author(s) -
Diana Stewart,
Manson,
Saya Dennis,
; Allan,
Ludlam
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
haemophilia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.213
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1365-2516
pISSN - 1351-8216
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2516.2000.00366.x
Subject(s) - medicine , haemophilia , venography , thrombosis , femoral vein , venous thrombosis , radiology , deep vein , surgery , low molecular weight heparin
Venous thrombosis is a very rare occurrence in patients with haemophilia A. We report the case of a haemophiliac in whom initially a calf haematoma was suspected, but neither this nor deep venous thrombosis (DVT) could be confirmed on ultrasound scanning. Subsequently, a high segment venous thrombosis was diagnosed by venography in a portion of a duplicated superficial femoral vein. Treatment with factor VIII (FVIII) and low molecular weight heparin led to a successful resolution. The only other case we have been able to find in the literature occurred during FVIII replacement therapy, which was not the situation with our patient.