[Not Another Arm Vein Thrombosis - Memories of the Past].

This article points out relevant differential diagnoses of a unilateral arm swelling that is a key clinical sign of an upper extremity vein thrombosis. The presented case is a patient with a symptomatic, iatrogenic arteriovenous fistula between the subclavian artery and vein due to central venous port system implantation.
PMID: 33234040 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Source: Praxis - November 1, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Weber V, Zdoroveac A, Turkalj I, Gähwiler R, Thalhammer C, Isaak A Tags: Praxis (Bern 1994) Source Type: research