Thrombosis differential diagnosis venous

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Differential Diagnosis of Venous Thrombosis

Any mechanism that puts limitation to the continuous blood flow and pump through the vessels can be considered as a differential diagnosis to venous thrombosis.

• Cancer (particularly pancreatic cancer)
• Catheters (indwelling in the venous bloodstream)
• Estrogen replacement therapy
• Factor deficiency
• Fracture
• Hip surgery
• Knee surgery
• Oral contraceptives
• Pregnancy
• Protein C deficiency
• Protein S deficiency
• Steroids
• Superior vena cava syndrome
• Surgery (release of tissue factor, immobilization)
• Thoracic inlet syndrome