장시간 컴퓨터 작업자에서 발생한 폐색전증 1례 = A Case of Pulmonary Embolism Associated with Prolonged Seated Immobility during Computer Work

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

A 26-year-old man visited our emergency medical center
with dyspnea, and he was diagnosed with pulmonary
embolism. He did not have any specific risk factor. His job
was a computer programming. Pulmonary embolism is rare
at such young age.
Predisposing risk factors in pulmonary embolism patients
include a history of venous thromboembolism, history of
malignancy, complicating infections, increasing age, thrombophilia,
and obesity. Prolonged seated immobility at work
is another risk factor for venous thromboembolism like
economy class syndrome. We report a case of pulmonary
embolism in a young patient who had no risk factor.

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