[ECG in a child with acute ischemia of a lower member]

ABSTRACT

Acute ischemia of the upper and lower limbs is rarely encountered in Pediatrics. The most frequent causes are of embolic origin intracardiac thrombosis in severe dilated cardiomyopathy, localized thrombosis at the tip of a central catheter or infective endocarditis. Here we report the contribution of ECG in the therapeutic management of a 4-year-old boy, admitted in the emergencies for acute ischemia of the left limb and occurring in an infectious context