Staphylococcal Sepsis with Multiple Abscesses, Urinary Tract Infection, and Bilateral Renal Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus

We report a case of staphylococcal sepsis with vascular complications including peripheral emboli and renal vein thrombosis. Bilateral renal vein thrombosis has not been reported as a complication of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) axillary abscess. Uncontrolled diabetes was the only detected predisposin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Khan, Malik A. A., Hunter, Jonathan Michael, Tan, Christopher, Seleem, Mostafa, Stride, Peter J. O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3477554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23097670
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/357502
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Sumario:We report a case of staphylococcal sepsis with vascular complications including peripheral emboli and renal vein thrombosis. Bilateral renal vein thrombosis has not been reported as a complication of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) axillary abscess. Uncontrolled diabetes was the only detected predisposing medical condition. The patient was treated successfully with incision and drainage of soft-tissue abscesses and intravenous antibiotic for six weeks and with anticoagulation for renal vein thrombosis.

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