Abstract

A 54 year-old male admitted to our hospital with sudden onset shortness of breath, chest and back pain, weakness, and fever. Chest radiography and CT examination revealed consolidations and nodular densities 1-2 cm sized in both lungs. Swelling and redness were noticed in the dorsal aspect of patients’ right hand where intravenous route had been done. We, therefore, diagnosed septic pulmonary embolism secondary to peripheral intravenous cannula. The patient’s status was significantly improved after the antibiotic treatment

Details

Title
SEPTIC PULMONARY EMBOLI FOLLOWING INFECTION OF PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS CANNULA
Author
Fidan, Fatma; Acar, Murat; Unlu, Mehmet; Cetinkaya, Zafer; Alpay Haktanir; Sezer, Murat
Pages
132-135
Section
Case Report
Publication year
2006
Publication date
Jul 2006
ISSN
13043889
e-ISSN
13043897
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2786214617
Copyright
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