{"title":"Acute upper limb ischemia secondary to primary left subclavian thromboembolism: A case report","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.visj.2024.102076","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Acute primary subclavian thromboembolism by itself is an infrequent occurrence. There is a prevalence of less than 1 % in the world population. Early treatment is imperative to avoid complications. Treatment modalities vary depending on the cause of the disease. We report a 46-year-old previously healthy female in the Emergency Department who presented with excruciating pain and bluish discoloration of the fourth and fifth digits of the left upper limb. A Computed tomography angiogram showed partial thromboembolism of the left subclavian artery.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37961,"journal":{"name":"Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405469024001675","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Acute primary subclavian thromboembolism by itself is an infrequent occurrence. There is a prevalence of less than 1 % in the world population. Early treatment is imperative to avoid complications. Treatment modalities vary depending on the cause of the disease. We report a 46-year-old previously healthy female in the Emergency Department who presented with excruciating pain and bluish discoloration of the fourth and fifth digits of the left upper limb. A Computed tomography angiogram showed partial thromboembolism of the left subclavian artery.
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The Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine publishes image-based case discussions representing the entire core curriculum and subspecialties of clinical emergency medicine. Images include clinical photos, EKGs, ultrasound images, plain radiographs, and representative CT and MR images. Each image-based case will include a question and answer set. Published in a mobile optimized online format, the journal provides a multidisciplinary clinical and educational publishing opportunity for emergency physicians, emergency medicine and other residents, fellows, emergency nurses, physician assistants, EMTs, paramedics, and clinicians in related fields. All submissions are peer-reviewed.