Pulmonary thromboembolism in a patient with myotonic dystrophy type 1

Abstract

Thromboembolism is a rare complication in patients with myotonic dystrophy. While immobilization of patients with advanced disease predisposes to high risk for venous thromboembolism, hypercoagulability could account for venous thromboembolism in patients without impaired mobilization. We report a patient with myotonic dystrophy type 1 who developed pulmonary thromboembolism unrelated to immobilization.

Keywords

• Hypercoagulability
• myotonic dystrophy
• pulmonary thromboembolism