[Post-thrombotic axillary vein syndrome (Paget-von Schroetter syndrome)]

In acute thrombosis of the subclavian and axillar vein--known in the literature as Paget-von-Schroetter syndrome--skin can also be involved if no treatment is provided. The skin lesions resemble stasis dermatitis seen in chronic venous insufficiency of the lower extremity. The specific role of intima lesions of the subclavian vein caused by microtraumas is discussed because the Paget-von-Schroetter-syndrome is mainly seen in physically hard working men.