Right Inguinal Varicose Vein in Connection with Femoral Vein Following Intravenous Drug Abuse: A Rare Radiologic Finding

• 作者: Ahmad Rezaee Azandaryani Leili Ebrahimi Farsangi Mehrdad Taghipour
• 来源期刊: 临床医学病理报告(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Substance ABUSE INTRAVENOUS VARICOSE VEIN
• 年，卷（期）: 2017,（5）
• 页码范围: 137-141
• 页数: 5页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Varicose veins are enlarged, protuberant superficial veins that are palpable beneath the skin. The causes of such a venous pathology may be primary, secondary, or congenital. The major agents leading to the development of varicose veins include: Hereditary, prolonged standing, Increasing age, Heavy lifting, Prior superficial or deep vein clots, Female gender and Multiple pregnancies. In this manuscript, we report a case of inguinal varicose vein in connection with femoral vein, resulted from direct intravenous injection of drug. The diagnosis was made based on Doppler sonography.