SPONTANEOUS VENOUS THROMBOSIS IN THE LEGS OF TALL MEN

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A dangerous type of spontaneous venous thrombosis in the legs was seen in six men, during a two-year period. All of these men were over 6 ft. (182.88 cm.) tall, and four of them were 6 ft. 2 in. (187.96 cm.) or more. In none of these patients did the venous thromboses follow surgical operations, but in each case they appeared after severe physical strain or for no apparent reason. In all of the many other patients seen with thrombophlebitis over the same two-year period, the thromboses occurred either postoperatively or post-partum, or as a result of malignancy, prolonged illness, or involved superficial varicose veins. In three of the tall patients pulmonary infarction was the first symptom, and five required either iliac or femoral vein ligation. All six of these patients had, initially or eventually, bilateral involvement. Two of the patients had pulmonary emboli while receiving anticoagulants, and a third

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