Trousseau's Syndrome Causing Refractory Deep Venous Thrombosis

A 66-year-old man, who had been diagnosed with deep venous thrombosis (DVT), and who was treated with a vitamin K antagonist (VKA) and who had undergone the implantation of an inferior vena cava filter, was admitted due to an exacerbation of DVT. VKA was administered again; however, the patient'...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Internal Medicine 2018/02/15, Vol.57(4), pp.623-626
Main Authors: Mizoguchi, Shoko, Sawai, Toshiki, Hirota, Atsuya, Yamamoto, Shigetada, Nakajima, Hiroshi, Makino, Katsutoshi, Takase, Kojiro, Ito, Masaaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Colon cancer
Heparin
Implantation
inferior vena cava filter
Internal medicine
refractory deep venous thrombosis
Thromboembolism
Thrombosis
Trousseau's syndrome
Tumors
Vitamin K
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A 66-year-old man, who had been diagnosed with deep venous thrombosis (DVT), and who was treated with a vitamin K antagonist (VKA) and who had undergone the implantation of an inferior vena cava filter, was admitted due to an exacerbation of DVT. VKA was administered again; however, the patient's DVT worsened. Further examinations revealed colon cancer, which led to a diagnosis of Trousseau's syndrome. The regression of the thrombi was confirmed after the administration of heparin and the resection of the tumors. Trousseau's syndrome should always be kept in mind when patients present with refractory venous thrombosis. The administration of heparin, and cancer control are necessary for the effective treatment of thrombosis in such cases.
ISSN:0918-2918
1349-7235
DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.8869-17