Open AccessPulmonary thromboembolism: A rare complication of amoebic liver abscess in a child
Author(s) -
Aneja Aradhana,
Meena Shamsunder,
Venkatesh Vybhav,
Lal Sadhna B
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jgh open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 2397-9070
DOI - 10.1002/jgh3.12440
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , thrombus , pulmonary embolism , thrombosis , surgery , abscess , inferior vena cava , amoebiasis , immunology
Amoebic liver abscess is common in children in developing countries due to lack of hygiene and sanitary conditions. Inferior vena cava thrombosis is a rare complication of this disease, with only a few cases reported in the literature, where this thrombus led to pulmonary thromboembolism. We report the case of a 7‐year‐old child with amoebic liver abscess who developed pulmonary thromboembolism and was promptly diagnosed and managed.