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Pulmonary thrombosis, homocysteinemia, and reperfusion edema in an adolescent
Author(s) -
Wood John C.,
Maheshwari Sunita,
Hellenbrand William E.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(200005)50:1<59::aid-ccd12>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombosis , pulmonary embolism , deep vein , chest pain , pulmonary edema , cardiology , intensive care medicine , disease , lung
Deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and pulmonary thrombosis in situ are rare in childhood and adolescence [1, 2]. Unfortunately, these diagnoses may be unsuspected in a pediatric patient with dyspnea and chest pain. This article illustrates the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges that arose from unrecognized chronic thrombotic disease in an adolescent. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 50:59–62, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.