Musculoskeletal Sepsis Associated with Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Child

Musculoskeletal Sepsis Associated with Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Child

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a rare disease in pediatric patients. We report a pediatric patient who developed DVT in association with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia complicated with septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, and myositis extensively. It is crucial to consider...

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Main Authors: Chih-Ying Lee, Yu-Sheng Lee, Pei-Chen Tsao, Mei-Jy Jeng, Wen-Jue Soong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
deep vein thrombosis
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
myositis
osteomyelitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957213001770
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spelling doaj-8b23a16d367a4e438ad4c7d3df41f13f2020-11-24T20:55:04ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722016-06-0157324424710.1016/j.pedneo.2013.09.004Musculoskeletal Sepsis Associated with Deep Vein Thrombosis in a ChildChih-Ying Lee0Yu-Sheng Lee1Pei-Chen Tsao2Mei-Jy Jeng3Wen-Jue Soong4Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDeep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a rare disease in pediatric patients. We report a pediatric patient who developed DVT in association with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia complicated with septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, and myositis extensively. It is crucial to consider musculoskeletal infection associated with DVT in any child who presents with severe swollen limbs and limitations of motion. Prompt antibiotic and anticoagulant treatments should be initiated to reduce the risk of fatal complications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957213001770deep vein thrombosismethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusmyositisosteomyelitis
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author Chih-Ying Lee
Yu-Sheng Lee
Pei-Chen Tsao
Mei-Jy Jeng
Wen-Jue Soong
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Yu-Sheng Lee
Pei-Chen Tsao
Mei-Jy Jeng
Wen-Jue Soong
Musculoskeletal Sepsis Associated with Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Child
Pediatrics and Neonatology
deep vein thrombosis
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
myositis
osteomyelitis
author_facet Chih-Ying Lee
Yu-Sheng Lee
Pei-Chen Tsao
Mei-Jy Jeng
Wen-Jue Soong
author_sort Chih-Ying Lee
title Musculoskeletal Sepsis Associated with Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Child
title_short Musculoskeletal Sepsis Associated with Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Child
title_full Musculoskeletal Sepsis Associated with Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Child
title_fullStr Musculoskeletal Sepsis Associated with Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Child
title_full_unstemmed Musculoskeletal Sepsis Associated with Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Child
title_sort musculoskeletal sepsis associated with deep vein thrombosis in a child
publisher Elsevier
series Pediatrics and Neonatology
issn 1875-9572
publishDate 2016-06-01
description Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a rare disease in pediatric patients. We report a pediatric patient who developed DVT in association with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia complicated with septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, and myositis extensively. It is crucial to consider musculoskeletal infection associated with DVT in any child who presents with severe swollen limbs and limitations of motion. Prompt antibiotic and anticoagulant treatments should be initiated to reduce the risk of fatal complications.
topic deep vein thrombosis
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
myositis
osteomyelitis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957213001770
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