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A case of venous thrombosis
D Yeomanson, V Nagareddy, M Auger, A Hastings, M VassalloKing's Mill
Centre, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts NG17 4JI, UK
Correspondence to: Dr Vassallo michael.vassallo@kmc-tr.nhs.uk
Submitted 18 April
2000;
Accepted 5 June 2000
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An 81 year old man presented with an asymptomatic swelling of his left upper limb. The patient's past medical history included angina, hypertension, and a stroke (five years previously) which left him with mild dysphasia, but no other deficit. There was no past medical or family history of thrombosis.
There was a two day history of swelling. The arm was not painful, hot or red, and there was no history of trauma. Apart from pain in the left side of his neck, which had been present for three weeks, the patient was well. System review revealed nothing apart from mild expressive dysphasia.
Examination revealed a non-tender arm, swollen to the elbow. Pulses
were present and the skin was normal. No abnormalities were detected on
examination of the axilla. A firm immobile lymph node was palpable in
the anterior triangle of the neck. Prominent vessels were noted on the
anterior chest wall.
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