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Inferior vena cava thrombosis attributable to hyperhomocysteinemia: A case report from Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Inferior vena cava thrombosis (IVCT) is a rare complication of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the legs. The etiology of IVC thrombosis can be divided into genetic versus nongenetic (environmental/acquired) etiological factors found in Virchow's triad of stasis, endothelial injury, and hypercoagulability. Hyperhomocysteinemia is a rare risk factor for venous thromboembolism and atherosclerotic disease. Hence, very few cases have been described to date to knowledge. A case of a 78-year-old hypertensive man who presented with hyperhomocysteinemia-induced DVT of the left leg extending toward an anatomically normal IVC is discussed in the report.

SUBMITTER: Acharya R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9675373 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

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Inferior vena cava thrombosis attributable to hyperhomocysteinemia: A case report from Nepal.

Acharya Ramesh R Shrestha Astika A Simkhada Suman S Shrestha Bikash B Shrestha Prajowl P Paudel Byapak B Paudel Sharma S

Clinical case reports 20221119 11

Inferior vena cava thrombosis (IVCT) is a rare complication of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the legs. The etiology of IVC thrombosis can be divided into genetic versus nongenetic (environmental/acquired) etiological factors found in Virchow's triad of stasis, endothelial injury, and hypercoagulability. Hyperhomocysteinemia is a rare risk factor for venous thromboembolism and atherosclerotic disease. Hence, very few cases have been described to date to knowledge. A case of a 78-year-old hyperten ...[more]

PMID: 36415700

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