Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis following Oropharyngeal Infection

Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis following Oropharyngeal Infection

Internal jugular vein thrombosis (IJVT) is a rare condition which may lead to life-threatening complications such as sepsis and pulmonary embolism. Prolonged central venous catheterization, intravenous (IV) drug use, trauma, and radiotherapy are the most frequent causes of the IJVT. IJVT that develo...

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Main Authors: Asli Bostanci, Murat Turhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/538439
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spelling doaj-1a519c2e03444296b4776a2c4c9e5cf32020-11-24T21:09:33ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Vascular Medicine2090-69862090-69942015-01-01201510.1155/2015/538439538439Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis following Oropharyngeal InfectionAsli Bostanci0Murat Turhan1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, TurkeyDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, TurkeyInternal jugular vein thrombosis (IJVT) is a rare condition which may lead to life-threatening complications such as sepsis and pulmonary embolism. Prolonged central venous catheterization, intravenous (IV) drug use, trauma, and radiotherapy are the most frequent causes of the IJVT. IJVT that develops after the oropharyngeal infection is a quite rare situation today. In this paper, a 37-year-old woman was presented; swelling occurred on her neck after acute tonsillitis and she was diagnosed with IJVT through Doppler ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging and managed without complications. Early diagnosis and conservative treatment with broad-spectrum IV antibiotics and anticoagulant agents have a critical importance for the prevention of fatal complications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/538439
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author Asli Bostanci
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Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis following Oropharyngeal Infection
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
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Murat Turhan
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title Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis following Oropharyngeal Infection
title_short Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis following Oropharyngeal Infection
title_full Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis following Oropharyngeal Infection
title_fullStr Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis following Oropharyngeal Infection
title_full_unstemmed Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis following Oropharyngeal Infection
title_sort internal jugular vein thrombosis following oropharyngeal infection
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
issn 2090-6986
2090-6994
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Internal jugular vein thrombosis (IJVT) is a rare condition which may lead to life-threatening complications such as sepsis and pulmonary embolism. Prolonged central venous catheterization, intravenous (IV) drug use, trauma, and radiotherapy are the most frequent causes of the IJVT. IJVT that develops after the oropharyngeal infection is a quite rare situation today. In this paper, a 37-year-old woman was presented; swelling occurred on her neck after acute tonsillitis and she was diagnosed with IJVT through Doppler ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging and managed without complications. Early diagnosis and conservative treatment with broad-spectrum IV antibiotics and anticoagulant agents have a critical importance for the prevention of fatal complications.
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