Pylephlebitis: case report and literature review.
We present the case of a 50-year-old man who comes to the emergency department of Dos de Mayo Hospital, Lima, Peru, with fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea and jaundice. An intestinal infection arises as initial diagnosis. He is referred to the area of Internal Medicine where various laboratory tests and imaging studies were conducted, including an abdominal computerized tomography scan. The scan confirmed the diagnosis of pylephlebitis; treatment with antibiotics and anticoagulant therapy was immediately established. Response and evolution were favorable.
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú. Address: Avenida Las Torres Lte. 24 - Lurigancho Huachipa, Lima 15461, Perú. Email: lizethmfa1991@hotmail.com.
Lizeth
L
Flores-Anaya
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú
Cinthia
C
León-Lozada
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú; Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú
William
W
Torres-Damas
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants
intestinal diseases/complications; mesenteric veins; portal vein; septic thrombophlebitis