Faiza Hashmi, MD
July 14th, 2011
Recurrent Arterial Thrombosis plus GI Bleeding in an Elderly Woman
Faiza Hashmi, MD and James Fang, MD
An 85-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and Crohn’s disease presented with severe pain in the left hand and was admitted to the hospital. Examination revealed a diminished left-radial pulse; arterial Doppler imaging showed a thrombus in the radial artery. The patient underwent surgical thrombectomy. The workup, including a hypercoagulability profile, was negative. Transthoracic […]
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