A Case of Pulmonary Thromboembolism Associated With Hypereosinophilia in a Child
Korean Circulation Journal
; : 382-385, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
Pulmonary thromboembolism is a very rare event in children, but the mortality rate is reported to be approximately 10%. The majority of children with thromboemboli have multiple risk factors, such as a catheter-related thrombosis, an infection, and a congenital prothrombotic disorder. Hypereosinophilia is very rarely associated with pulmonary emboli in adults; however, this condition has not been reported in children. We present a 12-year-old boy who had a pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis associated with hypereosinophilia and thrombocytopenia. The thromboembolism was managed with anticoagulant therapy and the hypereosinophilia resolved spontaneously.
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Embolism
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Thrombocytopenia
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Thromboembolism
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Thrombosis
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Risk Factors
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Venous Thrombosis
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Eosinophilia
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2009
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Article