Leg massage during pregnancy with unrecognized deep vein thrombosis could be life threatening: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traditional massage seems to be safe but not entirely risk free, though serious adverse events are very rare. This report is aimed at illustrating a rare but fatal presentation of massive pulmonary embolism caused by leg massage and also to encourage both massage providers and pregnant women to be aware of undetected or subtle deep vein thrombosis, which could be a life threatening condition as a consequence of leg massage.

Case presentation

A 25-year-old primigravid Thai woman underwent massage at a traditional massage shop at 25th week of gestation. Shortly after leg and foot massage, she had a sudden onset of dyspnea, followed by consciousness alteration, brief spastic-like convulsion, became unconscious and suffered a cardiac arrest. Basic life support (BLS) a

SUBMITTER: Sutham K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7178622 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature