TY - JOUR T1 - Subclavian-axillary vein thrombosis: successful treatment with streptokinase JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 891 LP - 893 VL - 130 IS - 7 AU - J. J. Wilson AU - D. Lesk AU - H. Newman Y1 - 1984/04/01 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/130/7/891.abstract N2 - Proximal vein thrombosis has been associated with residual disability from the postphlebetic syndrome in patients receiving symptomatic therapy or heparin and sodium warfarin. This paper describes a man with painless swelling of the right arm secondary to subclavian-axillary vein thrombosis that was successfully treated with streptokinase and conventional anticoagulant therapy. ER -