Deep Venous Thrombosis in a Pregnant Patient

Abstract

In week 8 of pregnancy, a 33 year-old woman with no history of thrombosis noted swelling in her right leg. Deep venous thrombosis was diagnosed by ultrasound. Protein C deficiency was also diagnosed. In month 2 of pregnancy, CT (computed tomography) and radio immunoassay examinations could not be performed to check thrombosis status or test for pulmonary embolisms. Therefore, pregnancy was terminated. In contrast CT, blood clots were found from the right popliteal vein through the common iliac vein. In the lung region, blood clots were present in bilateral inferior lobe branches. An intra vena cava filter did not detect any clots.