Uncommon Complications of Osteomyelitis: Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Septic Emboli in Two Healthy Pediatric Patients: A Case Report and Literature Review
Hala O. Abdallah, Lara Haj Mohammed, Hobab Jehad Odeh, Alma Abu Lil, Amjad Rajab · 2026
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Hala Abdallah and co-authors report two healthy children whose bone infection spread into clots and infected emboli in the lungs. Fewer than fifteen such cases appear in the literature. Both children arrived with limb pain, fever, and high inflammation markers, and early scans showed nothing clear. Each developed deep vein thrombosis and septic lung emboli before the bone infection was confirmed. The cause was drug-resistant staph bacteria in the blood.
Later MRI revealed infection at several bone sites with abscesses under the bone surface, needing surgical drainage. Treatment combined long courses of targeted intravenous antibiotics, blood thinners, and coordinated specialist care. The authors stress that fever with persistent limb pain in a child should raise suspicion of bone infection early. Quick MRI and fast recognition of clotting complications, they argue, are what improve outcomes in this rare but aggressive pattern.
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| CREATOR | Hala O. Abdallah, Lara Haj Mohammed, Hobab Jehad Odeh, Alma Abu Lil, Amjad Rajab |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |