Iliofemoral thrombophlebitis associated with central nervous system pathology.
It is very uncommon for acute thrombophlebitis to develop in children without an identifiable predisposing cause. During a ten year period at a children's hospital, central nervous system disease was observed in four of eight children with iliofemoral thrombophlebitis. This association suggests that a thorough neurologic evaluation should be carried out in any child with acute thrombophlebitis.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D005910:Glioma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D008297:Male; D009900:Optic Nerve; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications*