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Internal jugular vein thrombosis in association with the factor V Leiden mutation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. Arullendran*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge.
P. Jani
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge.
T. Baglin
Affiliation:
Departments of Haematology, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge.
D. A. Moffat
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr P. Arullendran, Specialist Registrar, ENT Department, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland SR4 7TP.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of internal jugular vein thrombosis in a 57-year-old female, with the recently discovered factor V Leiden (FVR506Q) mutation. The molecular basis of this mutation is described, and the importance of screening for hereditary venous thrombotic states is emphasized.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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