Upper-extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis Complicating Apheresis in a Healthy Donor

TitleUpper-extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis Complicating Apheresis in a Healthy Donor
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsHaba Y, Oshima H, Naito T, Takasu K, Ishimaru F
Volume13
Issue1739
Pagination1743
Date Published56
Abstract

Venous thrombus was recognized in the upper extremity of a 53-year-old man after blood donation. The patient presented with a 15-day history of swelling in the left upper-extremity that started 6 hours after apheresis. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed clots in the deep veins of the left arm and the peripheral pulmonary artery. Blood donation had proceeded smoothly, and the patient had no thrombotic predisposition, except for a smoking habit. The thrombus resolved following anticoagulant therapy, and the patient' s clinical course was uncomplicated. Despite a thorough investigation, the cause of this thrombus remains unknown.

Alternate JournalIntern Med.
Notify Library Reference ID4905

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