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ArticleBMJ case reports2019

Recurrent unilateral cellulitis: is it May-Thurner syndrome (MTS)?

Kay Tai Choy, Sherab Bhutia

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Kay Tai ChoyDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Cairns Hospital, Cairns North, Queensland, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5763-5742
Sherab BhutiaDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Cairns Hospital, Cairns North, Queensland, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is a differential diagnosis to be considered in a patient with recurrent unilateral cellulitis. A 73-year-old woman initially presented with recurrent unilateral cellulitis of her left lower limb. A CT scan demonstrated a stenosed left common iliac vein (CIV) narrowed at its origin by the proximal right common iliac artery consistent with MTS. The chronicity of the condition at the time of diagnosis made attempts to recanalise the CIV unsuccessful. A diagnosis of MTS should be considered in a patient with chronic unilateral limb oedema/cellulitis as it represents a potentially treatable condition if detected early.

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AgedCellulitisChronic DiseaseDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansIliac ArteryIliac VeinLower ExtremityMay-Thurner SyndromeRecurrencegeneral practice/family medicineinterventional radiologyvascular surgery

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PMID31278199
PMCPMC6613957

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