TY - JOUR
T1 - Noncatheter-associated vegetative phlebitis of the superior vena cava presenting with multiple lung abscesses
AU - Farvid, Ali
AU - Goel, Manisha
AU - Varadarajan, Padmini
AU - Pai, Ramdas G.
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PY - 2006/8
Y1 - 2006/8
N2 - We present a patient with a large vegetation in the superior vena cava (SVC) presenting with multiple staphylococcal lung abscesses. We believe that this is the first reported case of vegetative phlebitis of the SVC without a history of central venous catheter line. Our case emphasizes the need for careful imaging SVC using transesophageal echocardiography in bacteremic patients even in the absence of a central catheter.
AB - We present a patient with a large vegetation in the superior vena cava (SVC) presenting with multiple staphylococcal lung abscesses. We believe that this is the first reported case of vegetative phlebitis of the SVC without a history of central venous catheter line. Our case emphasizes the need for careful imaging SVC using transesophageal echocardiography in bacteremic patients even in the absence of a central catheter.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00267.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00267.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 16911336
SN - 0742-2822
VL - 23
SP - 596
EP - 597
JO - Echocardiography
JF - Echocardiography
IS - 7
ER -