A case report of membranous occlusion of the subclavian vein: a rare cause of McCleery syndrome.

ABSTRACT: Patients presenting with periodic swelling of the upper extremity without thrombosis are diagnosed with McCleery syndrome. There have been sporadic cases reported over the past decades. Due to the rarity of this disease, no standard consensus on diagnosis and treatment of McCleery syndrome was established. Subclavius tendon and anterior scalene muscle compression were proposed as the primary cause of McCleery syndrome. Partial resecting muscle, tendon or ligament was recommended as therapies. We report one rare case of membranous occlusion of the subclavian vein (SCV) that leads to periodic swelling of upper extremity and diagnosis of McCleery syndrome was made. This 21-year-old man complained of swelling and pain in the right upper extremity after strenuous exercise lasting for 3 months.

SUBMITTER: Yin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7859811 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature