Multifocal Thrombophlebitis and Orbital Cellulitis

Am J Case Rep. 2020 Jan 14:21:e919715. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.919715.

Abstract

BACKGROUND Multifocal superficial thrombophlebitis is a rare clinical manifestation with wide differential diagnosis in relation to the background disease. CASE REPORT Here we report on 2 patients who presented with a systemic inflammatory response, multifocal thrombophlebitis, and orbital inflammation in whom a diagnosis of a defined background disease could not be established. CONCLUSIONS The clinical pattern of our 2 cases might represent a distinctive, not yet defined systemic medical condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / etiology*
  • Male
  • Orbital Cellulitis / etiology*
  • Thrombophlebitis / etiology*
  • Undiagnosed Diseases / complications*