IDIOPATHIC THROMBOPHLEBITIS MIGRANS WITH UNUSUAL MANIFESTATIONS
Authors: P M GOTTLIEB, D TURNOFF, J J ZIMMERMAN, W D CHAMBLIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Case Reports1 November 1950IDIOPATHIC THROMBOPHLEBITIS MIGRANS WITH UNUSUAL MANIFESTATIONSPHILIP M. GOTTLIEB, M.D., DAVID TURNOFF, M.D., JOSEPH J. ZIMMERMAN, M.D., WILLIAM D. CHAMBLIN, M.D.PHILIP M. GOTTLIEB, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID TURNOFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOSEPH J. ZIMMERMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM D. CHAMBLIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-5-1275 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIdiopathic thrombophlebitis migrans is relatively uncommon. Swirsky and Cassano1in 1943 found 100 cases with only four autopsy reports in the literature. In a later review, Fischer2in 1946 found a total of 114 cases, including six which he reported. Approximately 40 per cent of patients with thromboangiitis obliterans present a superficial thrombophlebitis at some time during the course of the disease.3Other instances of thrombophlebitis associated with systemic disease (scarlet fever,4pneumonia,5frostbite,6and the like) are also well identified.The following case seems to be an example of a primary thrombophlebitic process affecting the veins without evidence of concurrent...Bibliography1. SwirskyCassano MYC: Thrombophlebitis migrans, J. Lab. and Clin. Med. 28: 1812-1816 (Dec.) 1943. Google Scholar2. Fischer EH: Thrombophlebitis migrans, J. Kansas M. Soc. 47: 245-249 (June) 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. AllenBarkerHines EVNWEA: Peripheral vascular diseases, 1947, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Bates JV: Post-scarlatinal thrombophlebitis migrans, Brit. M. J. 1: 665 (May 29) 1943. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Ficarra BJ: Migratory polyphlebitis, Arch. Surg. 53: 105-110 (July) 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Van Langenberg ER: Phlebitis migrans, J. Roy. Nav. M. Serv. 28: 392-393 (Oct.) 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Barker NW: Recurrent idiopathic thrombophlebitis, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin. 10: 373-375 (June 12) 1935. Google Scholar8. d'Abreu AL: Relation of thrombophlebitis migrans to thromboangiitis obliterans, Brit. M. J. 1: 101-102 (Jan.) 1934. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. BirnbergHansen VJAE: Thrombophlebitis migrans, J. Pediat 21: 775-786 (Dec.) 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. MoorheadAbrahamson TGL: Thrombophlebitis migrans, Brit. M. J. 1: 586-587 (Apr. 7) 1928. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. FloodReddishBociekShapiro EPMHSJS: Thrombophlebitis migrans disseminata: case in which gangrene of the breast occurred, New York State J. Med. 43: 1121-1124 (June 15) 1943. Google Scholar12. BucyLesemann PCFJ: Idiopathic recurrent thrombophlebitis with cerebral venous thrombosis and acute subdural hematoma, J. A. M. A. 119: 402-405 (May 30) 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. Ryle JA: Thrombophlebitis migrans, Lancet 2: 731-733 (Oct 4) 1930. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. HirschbornLisaGoldstein LJRRJ: Thrombophlebitis migrans: case report, Am. Heart J. 17: 76-84 (Jan.) 1939. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication September 16, 1948.From the medical service of Dr. Truman G. Schnabel, Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe General Appearance (Habitus)Krankheiten der Gefäße 1 November 1950Volume 33, Issue 5Page: 1275-1284KeywordsAutopsyMedical servicesPneumoniaSystemic diseasesVeins ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...