Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in a Child With Pneumonia Due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

A 13-year-old boy with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pulmonary infection developed deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. He was found to have protein S deficiency and transient antiphospholipid antibodies. Though uncommon, it is important to consider venous thromboembolic disease in children whose cl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the National Medical Association 2009-09, Vol.101 (9), p.956-958
Hauptverfasser:	Graw-Panzer, Katharina D., MD, Verma, Shivani, MD, Rao, sreedhar, MD, Miller, Scott T., MD, Lee, Haesoon, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Anticoagulants - therapeutic use Antiphospholipid Syndrome - complications Antiphospholipid Syndrome - immunology Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous General aspects Heparin - therapeutic use Humans Internal Medicine Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - immunology Male Medical sciences Pneumology Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - complications Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - drug therapy Protein S Deficiency - complications Protein S Deficiency - immunology pulmonary embolism Pulmonary Embolism - drug therapy Pulmonary Embolism - etiology Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases upus Venous Thrombosis - drug therapy Venous Thrombosis - etiology Warfarin - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	A 13-year-old boy with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pulmonary infection developed deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. He was found to have protein S deficiency and transient antiphospholipid antibodies. Though uncommon, it is important to consider venous thromboembolic disease in children whose clinical course is atypically severe.
ISSN:	0027-9684 1943-4693
DOI:	10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31045-2