Oral contraceptives and deep venous thrombosis with pulmonary embolism

J Foot Surg. 1982 Winter;21(4):297-301.

Abstract

The patient, a 16-year-old female, was suffering from an acutely painful right leg and thigh. Tests revealed deep vein thrombosis with pulmonary embolism, resulting from oral contraceptives. She was placed on anticoagulant therapy for a period of time and was discharged from the hospital 9 days after admission.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antithrombin III / physiology
  • Blood Coagulation / drug effects
  • Contraceptives, Oral / adverse effects*
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / adverse effects
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic / adverse effects*
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Heparin / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Mestranol / adverse effects*
  • Norethindrone / adverse effects*
  • Phlebography / adverse effects
  • Pulmonary Embolism / chemically induced*
  • Risk
  • Thromboembolism / chemically induced
  • Thrombophlebitis / chemically induced*
  • Thrombophlebitis / diagnosis
  • Thrombophlebitis / etiology
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Contraceptives, Oral
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Combined
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic
  • Drug Combinations
  • Norinyl
  • Antithrombin III
  • Heparin
  • Mestranol
  • Norethindrone