UPPER LIMB DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS FOLLOWING CALCIUM GLUCONATE INJECTION.

The article describes a case of intravenous (i.v.) calcium gluconate-induced upper limb deep vein thrombosis in a 61-year-old haemodialysis male patient. The patient has gouty nephropathy. He received i.v. injection of calcium gluconate for hypocalcemia through a small vein in the dorsum of his right hand, wherein a progressive swelling and tightness occurred. A vein biopsy from the affected hand was consistent with phlebitis and thrombus. The patient was managed with anticoagulation therapy.