Title
Asymptomatic Venous Thromboembolic Disease in a patient with down syndrome: A case report and clinical presentation
Other title
Enfermedad Tromboembólica Venosa Asintomática en un paciente con síndrome de Down: Reporte de un caso y presentación clínica
Date Issued
31 March 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego
Publisher(s)
Medical Body of the Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo National Hospital
Abstract
Introduction: Vascular disorders are frequent in Down Syndrome (SD); however, it is unclear whether such patients are at increased risk for venous thromboembolic events, making this association rare. Clinical case: We report the case of a 27-year-old female patient with DS who presented a large central embolus in the pulmonary artery and its middle lobular branch on the right side; likewise, a thrombus in the femoral artery that almost completely blocked its diameter, whose presentation is asymptomatic; being diagnosed by CT Angiography and Doppler ultrasound accordingly. Enoxaparin and Warfarin were given as treatment, having a favorable evolution. Conclusion: Much attention should be paid to the correlation between venous thromboembolic disease and Down syndrome, and a wide effort should be made in its prevention, detection and treatment.
Start page
75
End page
79
Volume
14
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Hematología
Fisiología
Sistema cardiaco, Sistema cardiovascular
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85119178332
Source
Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
ISSN of the container
22255109
DOI of the container
10.35434/rcmhnaaa.2021.141.887
Sources of information:
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