A case of pulmonary thromboembolism in a healthy infant.
10.3345/kjp.2007.50.10.1030
- Author:
Woo Yeon CHOI
1
;
Young Seok CHOI
;
Soo Min OH
;
Young Kuk CHO
;
Jae Sook MA
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang-ju, Korea. gsoo@jnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary thromboembolism;
Infant;
Low molecular weight heparin
- MeSH:
Angiography;
Child;
Hemodynamics;
Hemoptysis;
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight;
Humans;
Infant*;
Infant, Newborn;
Lung;
Male;
Masks;
Perfusion Imaging;
Pulmonary Artery;
Pulmonary Embolism*;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2007;50(10):1030-1033
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE), which is a sudden blockage in a pulmonary artery, usually due to a blood clot, is rare in children. The clinical presentation is often subtle or masked by the underlying clinical condition and the condition must be suspected during clinical testing. Although the choice of treatment depends on the clinical presentation, anticoagulation is the mainstay of therapy for children with PTE. We report the case of a healthy 1-month-old boy who presented with hemoptysis without hemodynamic instability. He was diagnosed based on chest computed tomography with angiography and 99mTc macroaggregated albumin lung perfusion scintigraphy and treated with low-molecular-weight heparin.
