ACUTE MASSIVE VENOUS OCCLUSION: REPORT OF A CASE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH EXERCISE
Authors: Marvin Moser, Silas M. Babin, G. William Cotts, Andrew G. Prandoni
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Case Reports1 February 1954ACUTE MASSIVE VENOUS OCCLUSION: REPORT OF A CASE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH EXERCISEMARVIN MOSER, SILAS M. BABIN, G. WILLIAM COTTS, ANDREW G. PRANDONI, M.D.MARVIN MOSERSearch for more papers by this author, SILAS M. BABINSearch for more papers by this author, G. WILLIAM COTTSSearch for more papers by this author, ANDREW G. PRANDONI, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-2-361 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPrompt treatment of the usual case of thrombophlebitis is always necessary, but with the exception of pulmonary embolization there is usually little threat to life or to the affected extremity.There is, however, one form of thrombophlebitis which is being recognized with increasing frequency. It presents a more dramatic picture and often threatens life or loss of the involved part. Proper emergency treatment is required to avoid serious complications. Such treatment differs to a great extent from that for simple thrombophlebitis.This more serious form of venous occlusion has been termed "blue thrombophlebitis" (phlegmasia cerulea dolens),1thrombophlebitis with gangrene,2or...Bibliography1. Gregoire R: La phlébite bleue (phlegmasia caerulea dolens), Presse méd. 46: 1313, 1938. Google Scholar2. DeBakeyOchsner MA: Phlegmasia cerulea dolens and gangrene associated with thrombophlebitis, Surgery 26: 16, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Haimovici H: Gangrene of the extremities of venous origin, Circulation 1: 225, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. VealDuganJamisonBauersfeld JRTJWLRS: Acute massive venous occlusion of the lower extremities, Surgery 29: 355, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. NunezMilanesDeLaVegaVazquezInigo NABMLGRJ: Acute massive venous occlusion of the lower extremities (report of 2 cases), Angiology 3: 386, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Miles RM: Phlegmasia cerulea dolens, successful treatment by vena caval ligation; case report, Surgery 30: 718, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. Perlow S: Phlegmasia cerulea dolens, J. A. M. A. 144: 1257, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. HalliganCostelloLewis EJJLTF: Acute massive venous occlusion of the lower extremity, Ann. Surg. 137: 543, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. EllisWindham JS: Acute massive venous occlusion in the lower extremity, Ann. Surg. 135: 262, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. Sachenreiter G: Observations a propos de la "Phlegmasia Caerulea Dolens," Presse méd. 48: 575, 1940. Google Scholar11. FinnertyFreis FAED: Experimental and clinical evaluation in man of hexamethonium (C6), a new ganglionic blocking agent, Circulation 2: 828, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. MoserPrandoniMattingly MAGTW: Comparative effects of autonomic blocking agents on blood flow and vasomotor responses, to be published. Google Scholar13. MoserOrbisonWatkinsMorrisMattingly MJADNTW: Effect of dibenzyline on skin temperature, peripheral blood flow and vasomotor responses in normal patients and patients with increased vasoconstrictor tone, Circulation 8: 224, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication July 8, 1953.From the Medical and Cardiovascular-Renal Services, Walter Reed Army Hospital, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBilateral Phlegmasia Dolens Associated With Trousseau's Syndrome: A Case ReportPhlegmasia cerulea dolensPhlegmasia Cerulea Dolens Secondary To Carcinoma of the PancreasKrankheiten der GefäßeTHE RUSSIAN VACCINEMASSIVE VENOUS OCCLUSIONMASSIVE THROMBOPHLEBITISNew early diagnostic sign of phlebitis of the lower extremities 1 February 1954Volume 40, Issue 2Page: 361-368KeywordsExercise ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...