Massive thoracoabdominal aortic thrombosis in a patient with iatrogenic Cushing syndrome.

ABSTRACT: Massive thoracoabdominal aortic thrombosis is a rare finding in patients with iatrogenic Cushing syndrome in the absence of any coagulation abnormality. It frequently represents an urgent surgical situation. We report the case of an 82-year-old woman with massive aortic thrombosis secondary to iatrogenic Cushing syndrome. A follow-up computed tomography scan showed a decreased amount of thrombus in the aorta after anticoagulation therapy alone.

SUBMITTER: Kim DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4170165 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature