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Paget-Schroetter disease laboratory findings
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Paget-Schroetter disease is not diagnosed based on laboratory findings since except D-dimer, other laboratory values are commonly normal
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
- Elevated D-dimer[1]
- Elevated D-dimer level has only 14-60% specificity in upper extremity vein thrombosis.[2]
- Since the Paget-Schroetter disease is rare, there is no established data supporting routine D-dimer test or a definitive diagnostic tool.[3]
- To exclude other differential diagnosis consider laboratory workups from the list below:
References
References
- ↑ Ibrahim, Ramy; Dashkova, Irina; Williams, Myia; Kozikowski, Andrzej; Abrol, Neeraj; Gandhi, Anjula; Pekmezaris, Renee (2017). “Paget-Schroetter syndrome in the absence of common predisposing factors: a case report”. Thrombosis Journal. 15 (1). doi:10.1186/s12959-017-0146-0. ISSN 1477-9560.
- ↑ Hangge, Patrick; Rotellini-Coltvet, Lisa; Deipolyi, Amy R.; Albadawi, Hassan; Oklu, Rahmi (2017). “Paget-Schroetter syndrome: treatment of venous thrombosis and outcomes”. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. 7 (S3): S285–S290. doi:10.21037/cdt.2017.08.15. ISSN 2223-3652.
- ↑ Hangge, Patrick; Rotellini-Coltvet, Lisa; Deipolyi, Amy R.; Albadawi, Hassan; Oklu, Rahmi (2017). “Paget-Schroetter syndrome: treatment of venous thrombosis and outcomes”. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. 7 (S3): S285–S290. doi:10.21037/cdt.2017.08.15. ISSN 2223-3652.
- ↑ “StatPearls”. 2020. PMID 29494023.
- ↑ Spencer TR, Lagace RE, Waterman G (2014). “Effort thrombosis (Paget-Schroetter syndrome) in a 16-year-old male”. Am J Case Rep. 15: 333–6. doi:10.12659/AJCR.890726. PMC 4138064. PMID 25098327.
- ↑ Spencer TR, Lagace RE, Waterman G (2014). “Effort thrombosis (Paget-Schroetter syndrome) in a 16-year-old male”. Am J Case Rep. 15: 333–6. doi:10.12659/AJCR.890726. PMC 4138064. PMID 25098327.
- ↑ Spencer TR, Lagace RE, Waterman G (2014). “Effort thrombosis (Paget-Schroetter syndrome) in a 16-year-old male”. Am J Case Rep. 15: 333–6. doi:10.12659/AJCR.890726. PMC 4138064. PMID 25098327.
- ↑ Spencer TR, Lagace RE, Waterman G (2014). “Effort thrombosis (Paget-Schroetter syndrome) in a 16-year-old male”. Am J Case Rep. 15: 333–6. doi:10.12659/AJCR.890726. PMC 4138064. PMID 25098327.
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