Soccer player with unusual right shoulder and arm pain and swelling
Alan Zakaria 1 , Jasper Gill 2 , Livia Maruoka Nishi 3 , Jeff Nadwodny 3 , George G. A. Pujalte 31 Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and University of Michigan Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Rochester, Michigan, USA
2 Country Creek Family Medicine and Sports Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA
3 Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
4 Corresponding author. Email: livia.ymni1991@gmail.com
Journal of Primary Health Care 12(2) 181-183 https://doi.org/10.1071/HC19101
Published: 29 June 2020
Journal Compilation © Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners 2020 This is an open access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Paget-Schroetter syndrome, or effort thrombosis, refers to a deep venous thrombosis in an upper extremity. It is most commonly located in the axillary or subclavian veins and is associated with vigorous repetitive movements and anatomic abnormalities.
CASE PRESENTATION: This case study describes an 18-year-old Division 1 soccer player who presented with worsening axillary swelling and pain. He was found to have subclavian stenosis at the level of the thoracic inlet between the clavicle and first rib, with deep venous thrombosis in his right axillary, subclavian, proximal brachial, and basilic veins. It was diagnosed with ultrasound and confirmed with venography. He was treated initially with enoxaparin and warfarin before having mechanical thrombolysis, balloon venoplasty, infusion of tissue plasminogen activator, and a right first rib resection.
CONCLUSION: As Paget-Schroetter syndrome is rare, early recognition and management leads to fewer long-lasting sequelae and less morbidity. Left untreated, it can result in pulmonary embolism and residual upper extremity obstruction.
KEYwords: DVT; effort thrombosis; Paget-Schroetter; PSS
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