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Paget-Schroetter disease differential diagnosis
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Since early diagnosing and treatment of Paget-Schroetter disease is crucial to halt fatal complications like pulmonary embolism, it is important to differentiate it from other diseases with similar presentations and findings.
Differentiating Paget-Schroetter disease from other Diseases
Differentiating Paget-Schroetter disease from other Diseases
- Other upper limb musculoskeletal disorders(muscle contusion and strain) and soft tissue infections(cellulitis), which also present with painful congestion and edema of the affected arm [1]
- Trauma
- Compressive tumors [2]
- Cervical radiculopathy
- Spinal stenosis
- First rib anomaly[3]
- Upper extremity DVT[4]
- Systemic vascular disease (eg, sickle cell trait/disease)[5]
- Lymphedema of the upper extremity
- Localized hematoma in biceps muscle
- Superficial phlebitis
References
References
- ↑ Aytekin E, Dogan YP, Okur SC, Burnaz O, Caglar NS (2015). “Differential diagnosis of a rare case of upper limb pain: Paget-Schroetter syndrome in a doner kebab chef”. J Phys Ther Sci. 27 (10): 3333–5. doi:10.1589/jpts.27.3333. PMC 4668195. PMID 26644704.
- ↑ Aytekin E, Dogan YP, Okur SC, Burnaz O, Caglar NS (2015). “Differential diagnosis of a rare case of upper limb pain: Paget-Schroetter syndrome in a doner kebab chef”. J Phys Ther Sci. 27 (10): 3333–5. doi:10.1589/jpts.27.3333. PMC 4668195. PMID 26644704.
- ↑ DeLisa LC, Hensley CP, Jackson S (2017). “Diagnosis of Paget-Schroetter Syndrome/Primary Effort Thrombosis in a Recreational Weight Lifter”. Phys Ther. 97 (1): 13–19. doi:10.2522/ptj.20150692. PMID 27587803.
- ↑ DeLisa LC, Hensley CP, Jackson S (2017). “Diagnosis of Paget-Schroetter Syndrome/Primary Effort Thrombosis in a Recreational Weight Lifter”. Phys Ther. 97 (1): 13–19. doi:10.2522/ptj.20150692. PMID 27587803.
- ↑ DeLisa LC, Hensley CP, Jackson S (2017). “Diagnosis of Paget-Schroetter Syndrome/Primary Effort Thrombosis in a Recreational Weight Lifter”. Phys Ther. 97 (1): 13–19. doi:10.2522/ptj.20150692. PMID 27587803.
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