Korean Circ J.  2004 Feb;34(2):214-219. 10.4070/kcj.2004.34.2.214.

A Case of Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis after in vitro Fertilization

• Lee SW
• Seo HS
• Ghil JH
• Rim SJ
• Kang SM
• Chung N

• KMID: 2227232
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2004.34.2.214

Abstract

Severe clinical ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) may occur after ovarian stimulation with gonadotropins A hypercoagulable state, a serious form of OHSS, is due to hemoconcentration as a result of a shifting of the intravascular fluid into the third space. Antiphospholipid syndrome is also a well-known hypercoagulable state, which manifests as an arterial or venous thrombosis and recurrent fetal loss. If OHSS, combined with a hypercoagulable state, such as antiphospholipid syndrome, develops, the potential of a thrombosis can be synergistically enhanced, creating a vicious cycle that results in serious thromboembolic complications. A 30-year-old woman, with an unusual right internal jugular venous thrombosis, occurring secondary to the development of OHSS and antiphospholipid syndrome, was treated.

Keyword

Venous thrombosis; Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; Antiphospholipid syndrome

MeSH Terms

Adult
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Female
Fertilization in Vitro*
Gonadotropins
Humans
Jugular Veins*
Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
Ovulation Induction
Thrombosis*
Venous Thrombosis
Gonadotropins