RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Septic pulmonary embolism secondary to Staphylococcus aureus septic thrombophlebitis in a pediatric patient
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1080
OP 1082
VO 34
IS 10
A1 Thabet, Farah C.
A1 Alhejaili, Abdulrahman S.
A1 Alodayani, Abdulrahman N.
A1 Chehab, May S.
YR 2013
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/34/10/1080.abstract
AB We present the clinical course of an 11-year-old child with septic pulmonary embolism secondary to community acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) septic deep venous thrombosis. The aim is to emphasize the non-specific symptoms of septic pulmonary embolism in pediatrics, the frequent association with septic deep venous thrombosis and osteomyelitis, and to highlight that MRSA is the most frequently isolated organism. Pediatricians should consider septic pulmonary embolism in cases of septic deep venous thrombosis even in the absence of respiratory symptoms. The initial antibiotic management should include glycopeptides, as community acquired MRSA is increasingly the isolated organism in this disorder.