PEDIATRICS Vol. 68 No. 5 November 1981, pp. 630-632
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Suppurative Thrombophlebitis in Childhood

Nicholas Sears MD1, Jay L. Grosfeld MD1, Thomas R. Weber MD1, and Martin B. Kleiman MD1

1 Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Section of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine and James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis

Thrombophlebitis in children is almost always related to intravenous therapy. In most cases the inflammatory reaction is self-limited and resolves when the intravenous catheter or needle is removed. In some cases contamination may result in suppurative thrombophlebitis, a potentially life-threatening complication of intravenous therapy. This report describes two 6-year-old children with suppurative thrombophlebitis that was successfully treated by drainage of periphlebitic abscess and excision of the infected vein. Early recognition and prompt surgical management should reduce morbidity and prevent mortality in these cases.

Submitted on March 30, 1981
Accepted on May 15, 1981




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