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KMID : 0368120080380110618
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Korean Circulation Journal
2008 Volume.38 No. 11 p.618 ~ p.620
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Massive Pulmonary Thromboembolism Associated With Renal Vein Thrombosis While Using Oral Contraceptives
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Kang Gun-Hi
Kim Jun-Jae
Kim Seung-Gu
Park Hyun
Lee Hye-Young
Baek Na-Na
Byun Young-Sup
Lee Byoung-Kwon
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Abstract
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Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) originating from a renal vein thrombosis (RVT) is very rare, especially in relatively healthy young women. The patient described herein presented with a syncope-associated massive PTE. She was previously healthy, except for termination of an ectopic pregnancy with methotrexate 4 months before. The only medication she was taking was an oral contraceptive (OC), which was started 3 months before the PTE. She had no family history of venous thromboembolism (VTE) or any other underlying risk factors. We report the case of a woman who had a PTE originating from a RVT associated with OC use after an ectopic pregnancy.
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KEYWORD
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Pulmonary embolism, Thrombosis, Renal veins, Oral contraceptives
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