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ArticleBMJ case reports2020

Phlegmasia cerulea dolens in a patient treated with carboplatin.

Martin Söderman, Peter Grimm

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Martin SödermanDepartment of Plastic and Breast Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark soderman.martin@gmail.com.
Peter GrimmDepartment of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Odense University Hospital · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phlegmasia cerulea dolens (PCD) is a rare, fulminant, potentially lethal and often debilitating presentation of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Mortality and amputations rates are high. We present a rare case of bilateral PCD in the lower extremities. A 67-year-old woman presented with newly diagnosed squamous cell cancer of unknown primary origin with lymph node metastases to the neck. The patient started curatively intended treatment, consisting of removal of one lymph node on the neck, radiotherapy with concomitant carboplatin and nimorazol. The patient developed bilateral DVT in the legs. Despite treatment with low-molecular-weight heparins, the patient developed thrombosis in the inferior vena cava and lungs. Due to developing painful discolouration and necrosis on the legs, the patient underwent acute and extensive surgery. PCD is a severe and potentially lethal form of DVT. There are several known risk factors for developing DVT, including active cancer and the use of chemotherapy.

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AgedCarboplatinChemoradiotherapyFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHead and Neck NeoplasmsHeparin, Low-Molecular-WeightHumansLegNeoplasms, Squamous CellNeoplasms, Unknown PrimaryNimorazoleSurgical Procedures, OperativeThrombophlebitisVenous ThrombosisCarboplatinFibrinolytic AgentsHeparin, Low-Molecular-WeightNimorazolecancer interventionsurgeryvenous thromboembolism

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PMID32295798
PMCPMC7199177
OpenAlexW3016478976

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