Acute Pulmonary Embolism in a Teenage Female – A Case Report
Thrombophilia represents a tendency towards excessive blood clotting and the subsequent development of venous thromboembolism (VTE). VTE is a rare condition in children that comprises both deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). This paper reports the case of a 16-year-old girl, ad...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018-07-01
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| Series: | The Journal of Critical Care Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2018-0015 |