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A. Primary - Idiopathicnavigator
B. Secondarynavigator

  1. Hypercoagulable states
    1. Thrombocytosis
    2. Pregnancy
    3. Protein Deficiency
    4. Carcinomatosis - espially pancreatic
    5. Nephrotic Syndrome
    6. Renal Vein Thrombosis
  2. Hemoglobinopathy
    1. Sickle Cell Disease
    2. Polycythemia Vera
  3. Vasculopathy
    1. Diabetes
    2. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    3. Antiphospholipid Syndrome
    4. Vasculitis
    5. Thromboangiitis obliterans (Berger's Disease)
    6. Peripheral Vascular Disease
  4. Low Blood Flow States
    1. Congestive Heart Failure
    2. Hepatic Cirrhosis
    3. Congestive Splenomegaly
    4. Compression of vein by Tumor
  5. Intra-Abdominal Infection / Inflammation (sepsis)
    1. Cholantigis
    2. Appendicitis
    3. Diverticulitis
    4. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    5. Abscess
    6. Parasite: Ascaris

C. Differential Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) [1]navigator

  1. DVT
  2. Ruptured Baker's Cyst
  3. Ruptured aneurysm
  4. Thrombophlebitis
  5. Muscle tear or infarction
  6. Soft tissue hemorrhage
  7. Compartment syndrome

References navigator

  1. Allan D and Jones B. 2002. Lancet. 359(9325):2248 abstract