Neonatal hydrothorax following migration of a central venous catheter.
The use of a central venous catheter may occasionally be associated with complications like sepsis, effusions and thrombosis. Migration of the central catheter is an unusual complication that often goes unrecognized. This case report is of a neonate who developed hydrothorax resulting from a migrating central line and highlights the need for a high level of clinical suspicion in diagnosing catheter related problems.
Sridhar
S
S
Department of Neonatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Thomas
Niranjan
N
Kumar
Sathish T
ST
Jana
Atanu Kumar
AK
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000295:instrumentation; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography