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Thursday, 14 August 2025

CASE 850: IVC THROMBOSIS and CONTRACEPTIVE DRUG, Dr PHAN THANH HAI, Dr TRAN THI THANH NGA, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

 A 24 year-old girl with a swollen painful right leg for 3 days. She used to be taken a contraceptive drug for 4 months as her acnea.  Two weeks after ceasing the drug her right leg got being swollen.

Right leg : 23-37-54mm

Left leg : 20-31-47mm




Ultrasound B -mode and Doppler detected thrombosis of her right leg vein, right iliac vein and in a part of the IVC. No thrombus into the right cardiac chamber.






Lab data : Rising D-Dimer : 3653ng/mL.
She was conservatory treated by fibrinolytic drug and anticoagulant.

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