Low Specificity of the 125I-Fibrinogen Uptake Test for the Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients with Erysipelas of the Leg
- 1 December 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Medica Scandinavica
- Vol. 224 (4) , 399-400
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1988.tb19601.x
Abstract
The 125I‐fibrinogen test was evaluated as a diagnostic tool for deep vein thrombosis in patients with erysipelas. In the investigated group of 43 patients, several showed an increased uptake that could not be verified by subsequent phlebography. The false positive test may have been caused by the local inflammatory process. The 125I‐fibrinogen test seems to be too unspecific to be used for diagnosing deep vein thrombosis in this patient group.Keywords
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