A six-year old with fatal pulmonary embolism

Abstract

This case highlights the need for more epidemiological studies to predict the recurrence of pulmonary emboli and effective guidelines for the management of paediatric DVT and pulmonary emboli in children.

Pulmonary thromboembolism in childhood: A single-center experience from Turkey

“…In recent years, mostly case reports and case series have been reported in the literature. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] However, large studies in children with PTE have been conducted on autopsy examination. An incidence of PTE ranging from .73% to 4.3% has been reported in pediatric autopsy studies.…”

“…2,10 Nevertheless, there are a limited number of publications about pediatric PTE, and some of them are review articles that explain the incidence of PTE. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] However, clinical characteristics, risk factors, treatment, and outcome in pediatric PTE are not sufficiently understood. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate clinical characteristics, acquired and congenital risk factors, treatment strategies, and long-term outcome in pediatric PTE cases followed in our center.…”

Deep Vein Thrombosis in Children

“…Case of a 6-yearold boy with fatal pulmonary embolism (PE) following DVT of the lower extremity vein has been reported. 6 Interestingly, this case was initially diagnosed as irritable hip and pneumonia.…”

“…6 In Canadian Study PE was diagnosed in 22 children out of 33 children on the basis of a high probability V/Q scan. 1 A study in the Netherlands showed one case of PE in 46 neonates with DVT, and 9 cases in 53 children of age between 1 month and 18 years.…”