It was reported that the patient developed a post-surgical infection.The infection presented as red streaking down the patient's left arm, and she was treated with antibiotics.The symptoms of infection had reportedly resolved at that time.Subsequently, the patient visited the emergency room with the red streaking returning and accompanied by pain and swelling in the left arm.The physician ruled out deep-vein thrombosis, and concluded with a diagnosis of post-operative thrombophlebitis.No interventions for the thrombophlebitis have occurred.The patient was not admitted to the hospital.The notes received from the physician appear to indicate that the patient has her generator implanted in the left arm.A review of device history records showed that the generator was sterilized prior to distribution.No additional relevant information has been received to date.
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