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Hyperhomocysteinemia-induced upper extremity deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in a patient with methyltetrahydrofolate reductase mutation: a case report and literature review.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Sept 2016
Gao Lin, Kolanuvada Bangaruraju, Naik Geetha, Zhang Yingzhong, Zhao Min, Sun Lili, Alaie Dariush, Petrillo Richard L
Abstract excerpt
The study highlights pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis by methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) deficiency-related hyperhomocysteinemia occurring in rare locations of left veins superior to the heart extensively. A 59-year-old white man with history of leg pain, smoking, weight loss, benign prostatic hyperplasia, lipoma and panic attack presented with shortness of breath and chest pain for 2 days...
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