Venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in a child with pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
A 13-year-old boy with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pulmonary infection developed deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. He was found to have protein S deficiency and transient antiphospholipid antibodies. Though uncommon, it is important to consider venous thromboembolic disease in children whose clinical course is atypically severe.
Graw-Panzer
Katharina D
KD
Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. kgraw-panzer@downstate.edu
Verma
Shivani
S
Rao
Sreedhar
S
Miller
Scott T
ST
Lee
Haesoon
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018455:Protein S Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin; D006493:Heparin