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Neumol. pediátr. (En línea) ; 15(1): 267-269, Mar. 2020. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1088095

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Presenting the case of a previously healthy eleven-year-old girl, diagnosed with septic arthritis of the left knee as a result of stabbing trauma, which subsequently develops respiratory distress and fever. Septic pulmonary embolism is diagnosed radiologically and by pathological study. Receive adequate antibiotic treatment, recovering completely. Septic pulmonary embolism, although frequently described in the adult population, is a condition rarely described in pediatric literature.


Se presenta el caso de una niña de once años previamente sana, con diagnóstico de artritis séptica de rodilla izquierda como resultado de un traumatismo punzante, que posteriormente desarrolla dificultad respiratoria y fiebre. Se diagnostica embolia pulmonar séptica documentada radiológicamente y por estudio anatomopatológico. Recibe tratamiento antibiótico adecuado, recuperándose completamente. La embolia pulmonar séptica, aunque frecuentemente descrita en población adulta, es una condición raramente descrita en la literatura pediátrica.


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Humans , Female , Child , Pulmonary Embolism/etiology , Arthritis, Infectious/complications , Pulmonary Embolism/drug therapy , Pulmonary Embolism/diagnostic imaging , Radiography, Thoracic , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Sepsis , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use
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