Chroniosepsis as a cause of inferior vena cava thrombosis

Patient Sh., 47 years old, a carpenter by profession, was admitted to the clinic on 9 / ІѴ 1935 with complaints of swelling of the legs after work and after a long stay in a sitting position. Swelling disappears in the morning after sleep. Pain in limited areas along the “veins” (the patient's expression), lasting a week, with predominant localization in the lower extremities and in the lower abdomen on the right. Pain in the joints of the legs in inclement weather and shooting pains in the shoulder joints regardless of the weather. Severe shortness of breath when climbing, frequent dizziness when walking, sometimes so strong that others take him for a drunk, increased thirst. The patient is worried about a bilateral hernia. Notes the appearance of a hernia after a former dropsy. Sleep, appetite and bowel movements are normal. She copes with the work of a carpenter with difficulty.