title: Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens in the Pediatric Population: A Life-threatening Condition.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Phlegmasia cerulea dolens is a rare complication of deep venous thromboembolism that can have life-threatening consequences. It is more commonly reported in the adult population, and rarely in the pediatric population, especially in a healthy child.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of a healthy 7-year-old girl who presented with right leg pain and fever, found to have a thrombus involving her inferior vena cava and right lower extremity. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: This case illustrates the importance of early recognition and a multimodal approach to treatment of phlegmasia cerulea dolens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Emergency Center, Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Emergency Center, Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Zubaid
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rafique
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007866:Leg; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications*
keywords: pediatric; phlegmasia cerulea dolens; venous thromboembolism