A 'Shocking' Cause of Facial Edema

Am J Med. 2018 Oct;131(10):1185-1186. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.05.006. Epub 2018 May 25.

Authors

Andrew Chua Tiu¹, Kamolyut Lapumnuaypol², Thita Chiasakul³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Medicine, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
³ Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, and the Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand.

PMID: 29806999
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.05.006

No abstract available

Keywords: Implantable cardioverter- defibrillator; Internal jugular vein thrombosis; Kidney transplant.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / administration & dosage
Brachiocephalic Veins* / diagnostic imaging
Brachiocephalic Veins* / pathology
Cardiomyopathies / therapy*
Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
Edema* / diagnosis
Edema* / etiology
Face*
Heparin / administration & dosage*
Humans
Jugular Veins / diagnostic imaging
Jugular Veins / pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / methods
Venous Thrombosis* / diagnosis
Venous Thrombosis* / etiology
Venous Thrombosis* / physiopathology
Warfarin / administration & dosage*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Warfarin
Heparin