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ArticleCureus2024

A Case of Atraumatic Angular Vein Thrombosis.

Sneha B Gajarla, Natalia Davila, Rodney Guiseppi, Mikelson MomPremier

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sneha B GajarlaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA.
Natalia DavilaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA.
Rodney GuiseppiDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA.
Mikelson MomPremierDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Angular vein thrombosis is a rare vascular disorder marked by the occlusion of the angular vein by a blood clot. We report the case of a 70-year-old woman who presented with a visible bulge near her left nasojugal groove for one week and had no other associated symptoms or pertinent medical history. Subsequent maxillofacial CT scans with contrast revealed left angular vein thrombosis with dilation of the facial vein inferiorly. Despite its rarity, angular vein thrombosis poses a diagnostic challenge due to overlapping symptoms with other vascular and nonvascular pathologies. This case highlights the importance of early identification to prevent complications such as facial venous circulation obstruction and clot migration to the cavernous sinus.

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angular veinlemierre's and lemierre's-like syndromethrombophlebitisthrombosisvirchow’s triad

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PMID38371016
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