An unusual source of septic pulmonary embolism: Perianal abscess in an immunocompetent patient

An unusual source of septic pulmonary embolism: Perianal abscess in an immunocompetent patient

Septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) is a rare clinical presentation mostly seen in patients who are immunocompromised, in which septic thrombi from an infectious nidus are transported in the vascular system of the lungs. We report a patient presenting with features of sepsis and respiratory distress; ch...

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Main Authors: Ved Prakash, Ajay Kumar Verma, Ankit Bhatia, Virendra Kumar, Surya Kant, Karthik Nagaraju
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
Subjects:
Abscess
embolism
perianal
septic
Online Access:http://www.amhsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2015;volume=3;issue=2;spage=296;epage=298;aulast=Prakash

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