AU - kazemi, Toba AU - Moezi, Seyyed Ali AU - Qasemi, mahsa TI - Paget-Schroetter syndrome (Primary Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis): a case report PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - Yektaweb JN - Yektaweb VO - 22 VI - 4 IP - 4 4099 - http://journal.bums.ac.ir/article-1-1955-en.html 4100 - http://journal.bums.ac.ir/article-1-1955-en.pdf SO - Yektaweb 4 ABĀ  - Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is an important disease and occurred in lower extremities ,commonly. Approximately 10% of all cases of DVT involve the upper extremities. Upper-extremity DVT is an increasingly entity due to more catheter user and pace maker implantation. Because of potential risk of Pulmonary embolism , Upper-extremity DVT is clinically important condition. Involvement of upper extremity DVT is due to catheter ,trauma, infection, mechanical obstruction, IV drug abusing, surgery, etc. Primary Upper-extremity DVT is a rare disorder that refers either to effort thrombosis (the so-called Paget-Schroetter Syndrome) or idiopathic . Patients with Paget-Schroetter Syndrome develop in young and healthy people ,in dominant arm and after strenuous activity such as weight lifting, baseball pitching ,etc. In this article we report a young patient suffering from pain and swelling caused by the movement of glaciers in the right hand.After color Doppler ultrasonography and Venography, Upper-extremity DVT recognized. He was treated by anticoagulant. We will also talk about the next treatment and patient, s 4-years follow up. In the present article . a young patient with a diagnosis of right arm DVT post exertion with Paget-Schroetter syndrome and 4 years follow up is presented . CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - Yektaweb PG - 392 PT - Case Report YR - 2015