Cocaine Abuse and Deep Venous Thrombosis
Authors: Jeffrey R. Lisse
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1989)

Letters and Corrections1 April 1989Cocaine Abuse and Deep Venous ThrombosisJeffrey R. Lisse, MD, Charles P. Davis, MD, PhD, Margaret Thurmond-Anderle, MDJeffrey R. Lisse, MD, Charles P. Davis, MD, PhD, Margaret Thurmond-Anderle, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-110-7-571 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Deep venous thrombosis of the upper extremity, also known as the Paget-Schroetter syndrome, was first described in 1875. It is a relatively rare event, comprising 1% to 2% of all cases of deep venous thrombosis in most series (1, 2). Demeter and colleagues (1) reported the prevalence for the period of 1977 to 1980 at two primary care facilities. They found 16 cases, or 3.2 cases per year. Ameli and colleagues (3) found 20 cases from 1975 to 1984, or approximately 2 cases per year, at a university hospital.We have noted 12 cases of deep venous...References1. DemeterPritchardPiedadCordascoTaherj SJOES. Upper extremity thrombosis: etiology and prognosis. Angiology. 1982;33:743-55. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BarkerNygaardWathersPriesty NKWJ. A statistical study of postoperative venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: IV. Location of thrombosis: relation of thrombosis and embolism. Mayo Clin Proc. 1941;16:33-7. Google Scholar3. AmeliMinasWeissProvan FTMJ. Consequences of "conservative" conventional management of axillary vein thrombosis. Can J Surg. 1987;30:167-9. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. AbelsonMiller HJ. A decade of trends in cocaine use in the household population. Natl Inst Drug Abuse Res Monogr Ser. 1985;61:35-49. Google Scholar5. StuckDoyle RD. Superficial thrombophlebitis following parenteral cocaine abuse. J Podiatr Med Assoc. 1987;77:351-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Jeffrey R. Lisse, MD; Charles P. Davis, MD, PhD; Margaret Thurmond-Anderle, MDAffiliations: The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas 77550 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byVenous InterventionCocaine and thrombosis: a narrative systematic review of clinical and in-vivo studiesSubstance Abuse and the HeartCocaethylene Affects Human Microvascular Endothelial Cell p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation and Nuclear Factor-κB DNA-Binding ActivityUnexpected donor pulmonary embolism affects early outcomes after lung transplantation: A major mechanism of primary graft failure?Cocaine-Related Vasculitis Causing Upper-Limb Peripheral Vascular DiseaseP. Dileep Kumar, MD and Howard R. Smith, MDEffects of cocaine on the coronary arteriesUpper extremity deep vein thrombosisAcute and Chronic Cocaine Exposure Can Produce Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction in Yucatan SwineEffects of Cocaine on Human Platelet Aggregation In VitroCardiovascular Complications of CocaineIntravenous Cocaine Induces Platelet Activation in the Conscious DogActivation of human platelets by cocaine.Pulmonary infarction associated with crack cocaine use in a previously healthy 23-year-old womanCocaine: The Newest Risk Factor for Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiovascular complications of cocaineThe cardiovascular effects of cocaineSuperficial thrombophlebitis II. Secondary hypercoagulable statesSpecial Feature: Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Following "Crack" Cocaine Inhalation 1 April 1989Volume 110, Issue 7Page: 571-572KeywordsCocaineDeep vein thrombosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1989 PDF downloadLoading ...