%0 Journal Article
%T Tromboflebitis supurada laterocervical tras cateterizaci¨®n venosa central
%A Ramos Mart¨ªnez
%A A.
%A S¨¢nchez Romero
%A I.
%A Saura Lorente
%A P. A.
%A Paraj¨®n D¨ªaz
%A A.
%J Anales de Medicina Interna
%D 2008
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4321/S0212-71992008000600007
%X suppurative thrombophlebitisis a very infrequent complication of the central venous catheterization. the majority of the cases are produced by species of staphylococci. a 22-year-old colombian-woman, student, without toxic habits was admitted because of temporary left astrocytoma (grade ii). nine days after implementing a catheter in the right subclavian vein she presented high fever (39.5¡ã c), shivers, progressive right side neck swelling and odinofagia. she had leukocytosis (26,300 cells/¦Ìl) and normal cerebrospinal fluid. after withdrawing the catheter, staphylococcus aureus was isolated in the tip of the catheter and in four bottles of blood cultures. a neck ct demonstrated expansion and absence of contrast in the right internal jugular vein. the patient evolved satisfactorily with cloxacillin, gentamycin and low molecular weight heparin.
%K jugular veins
%K venous trombosis
%K bacteremia
%K staphylococcus aureus.
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