Spontaneous internal jugular vein thrombosis in association with factor v leiden : a case report

Abstract EN

We report an unusual case of internal jugular vein thrombosis in a 33-year-old female patient who presented with a right-sided painful neck swelling.

Diagnosis was proven by color Doppler ultrasonographic examination.

Thrombosis screen revealed that the patient had heterozygotic mutation of factor V Leiden.

Causes of internal jugular vein thrombosis are reviewed.

The molecular basis of this mutation is described, and the importance of screening for hereditary thrombosis states is highlighted.