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Phlegmasia cerulea dolens.

Bhatt S, Wehbe C, Dogra VS

Department of Radiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642.

Phlegmasia dolens is a rare form of massive venous thrombosis of the lower extremities that is associated with a high degree of morbidity, including venous gangrene, compartment type syndrome, and arterial compromise. We report the sonographic findings in a patient who presented with phlegmasia dolens. (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2007.

Published 3 September 2007 in J Clin Ultrasound, 35(7): 401-4.
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