Superficial Thrombosis of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Mimicking Pelvic Abscess

Superficial Thrombosis of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Mimicking Pelvic Abscess

Pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is an uncommon illness that is typically diagnosed after chronic pelvic pain. We present a case of superficial thrombosis of pelvic veins from PCS that presented to the emergency department (ED) as a previous diagnosis of pelvic abscess with cellulitis. PCS was diagn...

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Main Authors: Adrian Romero, Janae Hohbein, Shana E.N. Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2019-08-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4c4451hj
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spelling doaj-999888d63b174ad8a221ba7edd93821c2020-11-25T03:46:42ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2019-08-013310.5811/cpcem.2019.4.42527cpcem-3-237Superficial Thrombosis of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Mimicking Pelvic AbscessAdrian Romero0Janae Hohbein1Shana E.N. Ross2University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, IllinoisNewark Beth Israel Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Newark, New JerseyUniversity of Illinois Hospital & Health Science Systems, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, IllinoisPelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is an uncommon illness that is typically diagnosed after chronic pelvic pain. We present a case of superficial thrombosis of pelvic veins from PCS that presented to the emergency department (ED) as a previous diagnosis of pelvic abscess with cellulitis. PCS was diagnosed in the ED by computed tomography after an abnormal point-of-care ultrasound. Here we describe this unusual presentation and our approach to the diagnosis.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4c4451hj
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author Adrian Romero
Janae Hohbein
Shana E.N. Ross
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Janae Hohbein
Shana E.N. Ross
Superficial Thrombosis of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Mimicking Pelvic Abscess
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
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Janae Hohbein
Shana E.N. Ross
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title Superficial Thrombosis of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Mimicking Pelvic Abscess
title_short Superficial Thrombosis of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Mimicking Pelvic Abscess
title_full Superficial Thrombosis of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Mimicking Pelvic Abscess
title_fullStr Superficial Thrombosis of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Mimicking Pelvic Abscess
title_full_unstemmed Superficial Thrombosis of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Mimicking Pelvic Abscess
title_sort superficial thrombosis of pelvic congestion syndrome mimicking pelvic abscess
publisher eScholarship Publishing, University of California
series Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
issn 2474-252X
publishDate 2019-08-01
description Pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is an uncommon illness that is typically diagnosed after chronic pelvic pain. We present a case of superficial thrombosis of pelvic veins from PCS that presented to the emergency department (ED) as a previous diagnosis of pelvic abscess with cellulitis. PCS was diagnosed in the ED by computed tomography after an abnormal point-of-care ultrasound. Here we describe this unusual presentation and our approach to the diagnosis.
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