A Case of Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Associated With Treatment of Omalizumab
Pulmonary vein thrombosis (PVT) is a challenging diagnosis and has been described in association with or as a complication of pulmonary tumors, lung surgeries, atrial myxoma, and after radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. There are not many reported cases of PVT associated with...
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| author | Sandhya Narukonda MD Nagadarshini Ramagiri Vinod MD Medha Joshi MD |
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| description | Pulmonary vein thrombosis (PVT) is a challenging diagnosis and has been described in association with or as a complication of pulmonary tumors, lung surgeries, atrial myxoma, and after radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. There are not many reported cases of PVT associated with medication use. We present a case of a 53-year-old male with a history of severe persistent asthma on omalizumab, who presented with shortness of breath and was found to have PVT on computed tomography scan of the chest. The hypercoagulable workup was normal, and the patient did not have a history of malignancy or pulmonary surgeries. Currently, available data suggest an association between omalizumab use and increased risk of arterial thrombotic events. However, on a literature search, we could not find any reported cases of PVT with omalizumab treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b8fe58057144a1cb7b4994dc90b5cbf2022-12-22T01:37:56ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports2324-70962017-08-01510.1177/2324709617724176A Case of Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Associated With Treatment of OmalizumabSandhya Narukonda MD0Nagadarshini Ramagiri Vinod MD1Medha Joshi MD2Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA, USAConemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA, USAConemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA, USAPulmonary vein thrombosis (PVT) is a challenging diagnosis and has been described in association with or as a complication of pulmonary tumors, lung surgeries, atrial myxoma, and after radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. There are not many reported cases of PVT associated with medication use. We present a case of a 53-year-old male with a history of severe persistent asthma on omalizumab, who presented with shortness of breath and was found to have PVT on computed tomography scan of the chest. The hypercoagulable workup was normal, and the patient did not have a history of malignancy or pulmonary surgeries. Currently, available data suggest an association between omalizumab use and increased risk of arterial thrombotic events. However, on a literature search, we could not find any reported cases of PVT with omalizumab treatment.https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709617724176 |
| spellingShingle | Sandhya Narukonda MD Nagadarshini Ramagiri Vinod MD Medha Joshi MD A Case of Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Associated With Treatment of Omalizumab Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
| title | A Case of Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Associated With Treatment of Omalizumab |
| title_full | A Case of Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Associated With Treatment of Omalizumab |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Associated With Treatment of Omalizumab |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Associated With Treatment of Omalizumab |
| title_short | A Case of Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Associated With Treatment of Omalizumab |
| title_sort | case of pulmonary vein thrombosis associated with treatment of omalizumab |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709617724176 |
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